

Just remove the surrounding background your existing background should blend into the new one. If you want to preserve the shadows we created in the previous step, don’t cut out the subject. Simply, use the Magic Wand to delete big chunks of color and the Eraser to get close up and chisel out the subject in the photo. Using the Magic Wand and Eraser tool to remove the background. The Eraser gives you exact control over which pixels you delete. The Magic Wand selects areas of similar color and removes them at once. Inside this tool, you can choose between the Magic Wand and the Eraser.
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Zoom out so you can get a full view of the photo. Next, select the image and open the ‘ Erase’ tool on the right. Also, change the background color to white. Once it’s uploaded, you may need to rotate the image using the tools on the right side. Now, open the Kapwing studio and click to upload your photo.
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If you want to dive deeper into creating the perfect image, check out this guide on how to take product photos. Once you’ve got a decent picture made, you’re ready to purify the background. Professional lighting helps produce a more pure white background for later steps. If you have a soft box light or another type of lighting equipment, use that. Just make sure the frame is fully lit so the white surface matches the white background we’ll add later. The picture I took for this tutorial.Īs for the lighting, natural light through a window works great. By using an existing white background, your subject will have a nice shadow that you can leave in the photo to make it appear more realistic. Try to find a pure white surface like a furniture top or a piece of paper. Since we’re making a white background, it’s good to take the picture against a white surface.

If not, I’ll share some tips with you to prepare the perfect photo for a white background. If you already have one, move onto the next step. Here’s how it works:įirst up, you’ll need a photo. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a pure white background with a free tool called Kapwing. You can remove the background from your image and replace it with a pure white canvas. But, you don’t need all this professional stuff to make a professional background.
