EasyDigitals Photoshop Tutorials:
Extract with the Quick Selection Tool Click here.
Partial extraction for putting heads over magazine text or photos coming off the page with CS3 or higher using the Quick Selection Tool. Click here.
Other Photoshop Tutorials:
Complex selections: Click here.
Partial extraction with Matt. Click here.
Using the Extract Filter: Click here.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rk0CflCwkN4&feature=related
http://www.dphotojournal.com/photoshop-video-tutorial-using-the-extract-filter/
http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/quickly-remove-backgrounds-with-photoshop-292794.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWfZeyvk9Y
On some of these, only the first part of the video shows how to extract the image from the background. The rest of it is for another cool technique that you might want to try sometime!
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/painting-motion.html
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/sunset-silhouette.html
Photoshop Text:
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/cutout/cutout.htm
http://www.2dvalley.com/tutorials/extract_photo_selection.shtml
http://www.photobacks.com/tutorials/erase-back.php
Elements Videos:
http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/Magic-Extractor-in-PS-Element.htm
Elements Text Tutorial:
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/elements/tutorials/extract-hair/masking-tutorial.html
http://www.alibony.com/pse/041708extractor.html
http://media.essential-photoshop-elements.com/MagicExtractor.mov