{"id":746,"date":"2019-01-09T19:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/?p=746"},"modified":"2019-11-20T14:11:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:11:10","slug":"removing-backgrounds-from-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/?p=746","title":{"rendered":"Removing Backgrounds from Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is something a colleague of my husband suggested. I thought I’d give it a go. In a nutshell, it says it “100% automatically” removes backgrounds from photos, so you can then play around with the end result and insert your own new background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure if this is a tool that Photoshop or Lightroom have built in, but as I don’t have any post processing tools, this seemed like something fun to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The website is called: https:\/\/www.remove.bg\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Googled “background photo remover”<\/em> but the website didn’t appear in the first page of the search, so I’m not sure how popular it is. I did also read the terms,<\/strong> just to be sure. On the whole, if you’re a private individual not using the images for commercial purposes and not misusing the site, you should be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, first step…find a photo. My photos all involve a toddler, so I had little options but to use this Christmas shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1 <\/strong>– select a photo. Already failed, as the file size limit is 8MB. I’ll try again with a lower resolution photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 <\/strong>– take note that it said “portrait”…meaning it needs a face!  <\/strong>Clever software clearly identified the picture below was not a face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3<\/strong> – select photo with face and press download. In seconds it removes the background. If you’re happy, you can then download the image to use yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the speed of this tool is fab. It struggled with pictures containing objects (like bikes, prams, toys…), but it does specifically say for portrait shots. I look forward to trying this out more! Here are the results. Sorry for the blurred face – just protecting my little person’s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before using the tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After removing the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hope you have a go too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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