TIPS & TRICKS

Replace Background

Quickly remove a background or replace it with a preset option, color, or any other photo.
It's simple with the Replace Background Guided Edit.

Watch the Replace Background Guided Edit in action

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1. Select your photo.

Open your photo in Guided mode. Select Special Edits and click Replace Background.

Select photo

2. Select your subject.

Click the Select Subject button to automatically select your subject.

Select Subject

3. Choose a new background.

  • Click Import a photo to add a photo as the new background.
  • Click Preset to add one of the background presets.
  • Click None to make a transparent background.
  • Click Color to add a color as the background.
Import a photo for the background

4. Refine your selection.

If necessary, refine your selection by clicking Refine Edge Brush and paint over the foreground to refine the edges.

Refine selection with refine Edge Brush

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