9. PSE4 tips: Create a new PSE4 project that matches the dimensions of your resized headshot Copy and paste your headshot with the background cropped out via magic wand/lasso into this project so it appears on layer 1 over the plain white background layer This way you can adjust the background using the cropped headshot as a mask
10. PSE4 tips: When you are done modifying a headshot and are read to copy it to your main 3 x 3 canvas, you will likely need to “merge visible” To do this, right click anywhere in the layers pane. In the menu that comes up, select “merge visible” It will combine all your layers into one so you can copy all layers at once into your 3 x 3 canvas