Select subject in your images

Want to select the most prominent subject in your image with a single click? Here's how you can quickly do it in Photoshop.

Apply Select subject quick action in your image

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Easily select the most prominent subject in your image with a single click.

Open your image in Photoshop and follow the quick steps below to get the desired result:

  1. You can access the Discover Panel in Photoshop using the search icon at the upper right of the app workspace. Alternatively, you can use the Cmd/Ctrl + F keyboard shortcut or choose Help > Photoshop Help from the menu bar.

  2. In the Discover panel, navigate to the Browse > Quick Actions and select Select subject

  3. Click the Apply button to select the subject in your image.

    Click Apply to select the subject in your image in the Discover panel > Quick Actions

  4. (Optional) To try on a different layer, select the one your want from the Layers panel and click Refresh to resume.

  5. Click the Revert button to undo the applied changes. To find more quick actions that you can apply to your image, click Browse more quick actions.

    Click Revert to undo the changes applied by the Select Subject quick action

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