Smoothing edges after changing background in PS

[kevinma]

After changing the background color using the paintbucket tool in PS, I'm often left with the edge of the subject matter looking irregular. How can this be avoided?
Thanks. Kevin.

[dorkn]

Well if you selected a object then inversed the selection so you could paint the back ground go back and reinverse you selection on the object and feather it so its edges are smoother....

[kevinma]

The images I do this on typically have fairly uniform backgrounds so I don't select the subject. I just use the paintbucket to click on the background a few times. Any other ways to do it?

[Tshoe]

Here is a link that may be of some help. There are many ways to make selections, I prefer the Magnetic Lasso tool.

http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/branches/branches.htm