Isolate Silhouetted Subject

Isolate Silhouetted Subject in Adobe Photoshop — with a ready prompt for the moment it comes up. 1 real situation leads here.

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I need to isolate a silhouetted figure for a long-form portrait that will anchor the series

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I shot a silhouetted figure against a cluttered background for a feature portrait and I need that…
I shot a silhouetted figure against a cluttered background for a feature portrait and I need that silhouette isolated while preserving sharp flag detail and hair edges. I know the usual selections but want an approach that holds up at print scale. Advise whether a manual pen path plus refined mask or an advanced edge detection workflow will best preserve delicate edges, and the quality check I should run before sending to layout.

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