Product photos on a white background without opening Photoshop
Marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and most Shopify themes look best when every product sits on a plain white or transparent background. If you only have a phone photo on a kitchen table, here's what actually makes the cut-o
Marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and most Shopify themes look best when every product sits on a plain white or transparent background. If you only have a phone photo on a kitchen table, here's what actually makes the cut-out clean:
1. Shoot for the cut-out, not the scene. Put the item a little away from the wall so it doesn't cast a hard shadow behind it, and use soft daylight from a window. Strong contrast between the product and what's behind it helps any background remover far more than a fancy camera.
2. Keep the original resolution. Don't upscale a small photo before removing the background. Upscaling just invents blurry edges. A 1500β2000 px wide photo is plenty for most store listings.
3. Check the gaps. Handles of mugs, the space between a bag strap and the bag, or hair in portrait shots are where automatic tools usually leave a patch of the old background. Zoom in and erase those spots before exporting.
4. Export PNG for transparency, JPG for white. Transparent PNGs are great if your store theme has its own background color. If the marketplace demands pure white, add a white fill and save as JPG to keep the file small.
5. Keep one consistent framing. Same margin around every product, same angle where you can. It makes a catalog look professional more than any single edit does.
For the removal step itself, we built a free online background remover that runs in the browser: upload a photo, get a transparent PNG, then touch up edges with the eraser and restore brushes, no sign-up. (Disclosure: it's our project.)
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