Change Photo Effects and Background Online with Different Methods

There are a variety of different ways that you can change the effects and background of your images online. We’re going to be introducing you to a method that will offer just that. PLUS a step-by-step demo on how to do it. If you want to learn about other ways to change the background of your images outside of online tools, you can also use one the other methods that we introduce here.

• Part 1. How to Change Photo Effects and Background Online
• Part 2. A Better and More Interesting Way to Change Photo Background
• Part 3. How to Change Photo Effects and Background with Photoshop
• Part 4. How to Change Photo Effects and Background with Mobile App
• Part 5. Comparison Table

Part 1. How to Change Photo Effects and Background Online

The online method that we’ll be introducing is the Fotor editor. This graphics editor will allow you to remove the background of your image and apply a couple of new effects. The only drawback is that it’s not completely free. You can try the product for free, but its background removal tools are premium and require a subscription.

How to Change Photo Effects and Background Online

Step 1: Visit Fotor Online Photo Editor

Click the “EDIT” box on the front-page of the website. This will open up the main photo editor — which will allow you to remove the background of the image and add effects to it too.

Step 2: “Open” tab > “Computer”

Next, let’s import the photograph that you want to edit using the “Open” icon on the top menu bar. This will open a drop-down menu where you can choose the “Computer” option. This will prompt a windows/mac pop up that will ask you to choose the image for you to edit.

Step 3: MAGIC CLIPPER

Fotor offers a couple of tools that you can use to remove the background of your images. This can be done using the “MAGIC CLIPPER” module. This is a premium tool, one that you’re going to have to pay for, or else all your images will be watermarked (like the image below.)

The tools under the MAGIC CLIPPER are:

• Retain Brush: This is a green highlighter tool that will allow you to choose the parts of the image that you want to keep (the foreground.)
• Removal Bush: Opposite of the retain brush, this is a red highlighter tool that will allow you to choose which parts of the image you want to delete (the background).

You can also make the following changes to the main tools using:

• Brush Size: Adjusting this slider will increase and/or decrease the size of your brushes.
• Soft Edges: This is for softening/sharpening the results of the automatic clip.

Tip: If you want to see what the image will look like without finalizing it, you can use the “Press to Preview” button.

Step 4: Effect

As mentioned, Fotor will also allow you to change the effects of the photo. You can do this by applying one of their preset filters under “Effects” OR by adjusting the look of the overall image under “Basic.”

Step 5: Save

Remember to save your image when you’re done! You can do so by clicking on the “Save” icon on the top right-hand side of the screen.

Tip: Remember, unless you want the photo to be saved with the FOTOR watermark, you’re going to have to pay for their monthly subscription.

Part 2. A Better and More Interesting Way to Change Photo Background

Wondershare Fotophire Editing Toolkit is an easy-to-use and powerful toolkit that can help you to get the work done easily. Not only is will it allow you to edit your photos in a variety of different ways, but you’ll also be able to remove images almost automatically. This can all be done using the Fotophire Editing Toolkit, which is an easy-to-use graphics editor that offers a variety of different features.

Key Features of Fotophire Editing Toolkit

• Use the “Photo Editor” to add filters, effects, etc.
• Use the “Photo Cutter” to easily remove the background of your images
• Precisely remove backgrounds with the “CUT-OUT” module
• Change Photo Effects and Background with the “PHOTOMODULE”
• Crop the background to fit your desired aspect ratio

How to Change Photo Effects and Background with Fotophire Editing Toolkit

Step 1: Start Fotophire Editing Toolkit

Purchase the Fotophire Editing Toolkit in order to use the FULL version, but if you’re not ready to invest just yet — you can download and install the FREE trial first.

Step 2: Choose Photo Cutter

In order to begin, you’re going to have to launch the “Photo Cutter” editor first. This is marked by a large scissor icon (as shown in the image below.)

Step 3: Import Image — “Open”

Import the image into the “Photo Cutter” editor by clicking on the “Open…” text on the main menu page. This will allow you to choose the image that you want to edit the background of.

Step 4: Edit Photo Background with No Quality Loss

We can finally start with changing the background! You’re going to have to remove the background first of course, but this is easily enough done. Just use the tools under the “CUT - OUT” module. Underneath this menu is a couple of tools:

• Paint Areas to Keep Tool: Use this green highlighting tool to mark the parts of the image that you want to keep.
• Paint Areas to Remove Tool: As for removing parts of the image that you want to delete, you can use this red highlighting tool.

Other tools include:

• Quality: Adjusting this slider will change the overall quality of the image — making the automatic cut cleaner.
• Brush Size Slider: You can get into really tight spaces by decreasing the size of your brush OR enlarging it to cover larger large parts.
• Erase Painting: Erase some of the marks you make using this eraser tool.
• Edge Blur: Adjusting this slider will allow you to sharpen/blur the edges of the image.

Step 5: PHOTOMONTAGE

The “PHOTOMONTAGE” tool will allow you to customize the background of your image. You can choose one of the fun presets (like we did in the image below) or upload your own custom background by clicking on the “+” box.

Step 6: SAVE Changes

Lastly, remember to save your image before leaving the editor. You can do this by clicking on the “Save” icon (as highlighted below.)

Part 3. How to Change Photo Effects and Background with Photoshop

This is when we start looking at other options, and of course — we can’t talk about background photo editors without mentioning Adobe Photoshop. This is the graphics editor to have. It’s front-loaded with tons of premium tools and is used by professionals all over the world. There’s no denying that this is a powerful program, but there’s also no denying its complexity. It requires a lot of training and googling to be able to use this properly, but luckily for you — we’ve compressed the steps in the following demo!

How to Change Effects and Background with Photoshop

Step 1: Open Image to Adobe Photoshop

In order to start, you’re going to need to import the photo. This can be done by clicking the “Open…” button on the main menu page. This will prompt a windows pop-up that will ask you to choose the image that you need to edit.

Step 2: Apply a Transparent Mask

The easiest way to remove the background of your image is to use a transparent mask. There are a couple of ways that you can apply this mask — click “Select” tab > “Select and Mask…” You can also use the keyboard shortcut Alt + Ctrl + R.

Step 3: Erase Parts of Mask

Of course, this won’t delete the background of the image automatically. You’re going to have to erase the mask around the foreground area. This will ensure that you’re deleting only the parts of the image that you need to delete (the background.) Once you’re done cleaning up the mask, click the “OK” button on the bottom right-hand side of the screen.

Step 4: Apply Layer Mask

You’re going to have to finalize these changes by applying the mask to the layer. You can do this by right-clicking on the original layer and clicking the “Apply Layer Mask.”

Step 5: Change Photo Effects and Background with Photoshop

You can change the background of your image by applying a new layer. This layer can be made by clicking on the “Create New Layer” icon on the bottom right-hand side of the screen (to the left of the trash icon.) By making a new layer you can:

• Import a new image as a background
• Illustrate a new background
• Or add various of photo editing effects

Tip: Make sure that your background layer is underneath the original layer.

Step 6: Save Image

You’re done! Just remember to save it as an image file before you get going. To do this, click on the “File” tab > “Save as…” You will be given the option to change your image into a JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.

Part 4. How to Change Photo Effects and Background with Mobile App

The third method will be a Mobile App called the Background Eraser. It’s a FREE app, one that contains tons of annoying pop-up ads, but it gets the job done. It will allow you to specifically remove the background of the image and add make sure that it looks good.

How to Change Photo Effects and Background with Mobile App

Step 1: Download & Install the Background Eraser App

The App itself is free, you can download it through this link. OR you can look it up on the App or Google play store. Either way, it should only take a couple of minutes to download and install.

Step 2: Rectangular Crop Tool

The Background Remove App will then ask you to crop out as much of the image as possible. This will make it easier for you to delete the entire background — by leaving less of it around. When you’re satisfied with the crop, you can click on the “Done” icon on the top right-hand side of the screen.

Step 3: Change Photo Background

There are a couple of tools that you can use to delete the background of your image. Each of these tools works differently, just choose whichever works for you.

• Auto: This is a very precise background editor tool. Just point the middle of the cross at the areas you want to delete.
• Manual: If the automatic background remover is not working, you can use this manual tool. It’ll take longer, but it will allow you to precisely remove parts of the image.

Tip: If you make a mistake you can fix it by using the “Repair” tool.

Step 4: Smoothen Automatic Clip

If you don’t like the sharpness of your image you can increase/decrease it by clicking on the numbers on the bottom of the screen. Once you’re satisfied with the sharpness, click the “Save” icon on the top right-hand side of the screen.

Step 5: Save Changes

Your file should have been automatically saved into your gallery. However, you can make a couple of changes using one or two of the options that the App recommends. On the other hand, if you’re happy with what you got, click “Finish.”

Part 5. Comparison Table