Background cleaning in the online photo editor app

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When ordering the "Background cleaning" service in RetouchMe, the photo is professionally processed, as a result of which the background is cleaned, debris, stains and scratches are removed.

Pros and cons of "Background cleaning" service in photo editor

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Difficulty of use
Simple
RetouchMe allows you to press one or multiple buttons to achieve great results with the "Background cleaning" service.
Medium
Free Photo editor requires good skills to achieve the expected results with the "Background cleaning" service.
Medium
Online Photo Editor requires good skills to achieve the expected results with the "Background cleaning" service.
Simple
AI Photo Editor allows you to press one or multiple buttons to achieve great results with the "Background cleaning" service.
Retouching quality
Excellent
RetouchMe allows you to achieve excellent retouching results with the "Background cleaning" service.
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Free Photo editor does not allow you to achieve good retouching results with the "Background cleaning" service.
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Online Photo Editor allows you to achieve good retouching results with the "Background cleaning" service.
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AI Photo Editor does not allow you to achieve good retouching results with the "Background cleaning" service.
Time to edit
Fast
RetouchMe allows you to spend 3-5 minutes on editing for the "Background cleaning" service.
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Free Photo editor does not allow for quick editing of the "Background cleaning" service.
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Online Photo Editor allows you to spend 5-10 minutes on editing for the "Background cleaning" service.
Fast
AI Photo Editor allows you to spend 3-5 minutes on editing for the "Background cleaning" service.
Naturalness
Excellent
RetouchMe allows you to achieve a fully aesthetic result with the "Background cleaning" service.
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Free Photo editor does not allow you to achieve a naturally acceptable result with the "Background cleaning" service.
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Online Photo Editor allows you to achieve a naturally acceptable result with the "Background cleaning" service.
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AI Photo Editor does not allow you to achieve a naturally acceptable result with the "Background cleaning" service.

During photo retouching, an important step is working with the background. The background is the canvas upon which the photograph's subject is depicted. The overall impression of the photograph ultimately depends on how well this canvas is executed.

Every photograph has a background. It can be minimal (in large portrait or still-life photos) or quite substantial (individual photos of people or objects in an interior setting). It can be white, black, or vibrant with striking details. When approaching background retouching, it's essential to determine the primary goal of photo editing. Why might we need to clean up the background in a photo?

Background Editing or Clipping? Understanding the Concepts

While studying information about working with the background, you've likely come across the term “clipping.” The word “clipping” originated from the engineering industry, where “etching” refers to the removal of a portion of the material from a workpiece using chemical substances. In other words, engineers eliminate excess material from the workpiece, while retouchers do so from the photograph. Thus, background clipping in photography involves removing less significant parts of the photo (working with the background). During photo clipping, objects are extracted from the background, followed by necessary manipulations to add or remove photo details. This way, we can clean the photo's background or add missing elements to it.

Main Methods of Working with the Background in Retouching

You have Photoshop and a photograph in front of you, and you need to work with its background. What tools can you use?

  1. Object Cutting: Utilize any object selection tool to erase everything in the photo that doesn't belong to the object. In Photoshop, there's a mode where the program automatically clears the background, but the result of this retouching will need further adjustments to correct lighting and texture.
  2. Create a Layer Mask: This invisible layer performs clipping without complete erasure. With this approach, you can restore necessary background details from the original layer at any time.
  3. Create a Clipping Mask: This involves a group of layers, with one layer confined within the boundaries of another. This way, unnecessary photo details are hidden.
  4. Change Background Details: To achieve this, you'll need standard Photoshop tools (like the clone stamp, healing brush, and patch tool), along with discernment and good taste. Remember to work with lighting and shadows – without background details, a photo will never appear complete and realistic.

Cleaning the Background of a Photo Online - Which App to Choose?

If you're faced with the task of cleaning the background of a photo but lack the time or necessary skills, we suggest using the services of RetouchMe retouchers. The digital artists at RetouchMe have extensive experience working with still life, portrait, reportage, and event photography. RetouchMe photo retouchers manually process each photo, paying close attention to details and considering the customer's wishes. With RetouchMe, photo retouching will no longer be a headache!

How to use the service “Background cleaning”

The RetouchMe application is available on iOS and Android platforms. You can download it from the Apple App Store, Google Play or Amazon App Store. The download is free. However, to use the service within the application, you will need a certain number of credits, the price of which depends on the selected services. To add credits to your balance, you can either buy top-up packages or subscribe on a monthly basis.

  1. Launch or download the RetouchMe application.
  2. Select a photo from your gallery that you want to use the “Background cleaning” service on.
  3. Choose the category “Pro edit”.
  4. In this category, select the desired service “Background cleaning”.
  5. Price of the “Background cleaning” service: 100 ⭐.
  6. After selecting the services you want to use for the photo, click on the "Proceed" button.
  7. Review your order once again and click "Send to designer."

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Updated: Apr 22, 2024
Created: Apr 13, 2023
Time to read: 2 min
Author

IT entrepreneur and co-founder of RetouchMe. His passion is travel photography, within which, he has already visited 75 countries. Photos taken during his travels are actively posted on his social networks. For example, his Instagram account has more than 1 million followers.
In addition, his documentary short film Terra del Fuego was awarded more than 30 international awards and certificates at film festivals worldwide.

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How to Clean background without losing quality in a photo on a smartphone?

Cleaning of background without quality loss is quite a difficult task, but with the RetouchMe app it becomes easy.
1. In order to do it, you need to install the application available for both Android and iOS.
2. Upload the photo you want to edit.
3. Find the Cleaning of background service in the application menu, select it and create an order.
4. If necessary, you can add additional services available for processing your photo.
In the shortest possible time, your photo will be processed by professional designers and you will get the final result right in the application.

What is Cleaning of background without losing quality in a photo?

Cleaning of background involves removing stains of dirt, dust and debris from the background. In the process, shadows from equipment, creases and extra objects that are on the background are removed. The object or model in the photo itself is not distorted.

What tools are used to clean background without losing quality in photo?

To clean background without losing quality in a photo, techniques such as manual selection, layer masks, refinement tools, feathering, and working with high-resolution formats are commonly used.