background using photoshop?

[senereeta]

What is the best way to isolate a face from a background using photoshop? I want to isolate the face from the picture's background on Photoshop. Some of the backgounds are fairly busy, so I'm having trouble getting rid of them.

[SoufMeng]

What for?
Be more specific.
I feel what youre asking for has not much to do with painting, has it?
If not, heres a random google search result on the lasso tool in PS (http://iit.bloomu.edu/vthc/Photoshop/BLENDING/selectiontools.htm) but well...

Oh and btw, this is not an art discussion. => Photoshop section (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=78)

[Hexism]

Use the Pentool to trace around the face > right click > make selection > copy paste.

[Elwell]

moved