When you're looking to remove objects in an image, the Object Selection tool in Photoshop can be a real time saver.
Let's use this beach scene as an example.
In the Tool panel, click on the Select area, then make sure you have Object Selection enabled.
As you do so, Photoshop analyzes the content and automatically isolates specific objects within, represented by these thumbnails.
Each time you hover over a thumbnail, Photoshop highlights the object in the image.
You can also just roll over different parts of the image directly on the canvas.
Object Selection can even detect elements that might be a distraction, like the grass here in the lower left and here in the upper right-hand corner.
When you click on the area, Photoshop isolates it with a selection marquee.
And when you click on the Remove button here in the contextual taskbar, Photoshop removes the distractions while replacing it with new content that matches the surrounding area.
Let's do that one more time.
Notice when you roll over the chair, it selects both the chair and its associated shadow.
Pretty slick.
And that's a quick look at removing objects with the Object Selection tool in Photoshop.
