How do I erase a photo background?

I am VERY new at Aperture and not at all savvy with any of the photo editing software. I'm reading the entire manual but am only on page 58 right now. In the meantime, I need to know how to "erase" the entire background so that only my subject remains. I've tried a couple things but have had no luck. Also, can you only crop in rectangular format? I thought I'd tried to lasso the subject and crop it out of the photo, but there doesn't seem to be a lasso, which would make this soooo much easier. Thank you.

Hi Marilyn,
Aperture is not what you think it is -- sorry. It is a superb program, but that may be like being given perfume when you are hungry.
Aperture does two things extremely well:
- it allows photographers to organize for storage and access digital photograph negatives (files) and developed pictures. It does this more efficiently, and with more powerful tools, than any program on the market.
- it allows photographers to develop each digital negative (the data file from the camera) into the very best picture possible (the photographer, of course, determines this).
If you need to manage a collection of digital photographs (files), or process (in another word: develop) picture files made by a digital camera in order to prepare them for publication or print, Aperture can be a stalwart helpmate, worth many times the cost of purchase.
Aperture is not, however, a graphics program. You do not use Aperture to create new graphics entities by combining pieces (whether they come from photographs, a text engine, drawing tools, etc.). For that you need a graphics program (Photoshop is the most widely-known; look at GIMP (free) and Pixelmator (very popular)). You can get Photoshop Elements for the Mac. Graphics programs are designed from the ground up as compositors. Aperture is not a compositor.
Almost everyone who uses Aperture owns a graphics program as well (often several ). Aperture provides a bridge to and from these programs, either by designating one as the "External Editor" or through the use of Plug-ins. Nevertheless, more and more photographers are discovering that they can do well over 90% of their work without having to leave Aperture (or its close competitor, Adobe's Lightroom).

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