Cropping an image and removing or blurring its background is now possible, without having any knowledge of photo editing.
Photo editing is not just for professionals. Cropping a photo to remove the background or blur it has become incredibly easy. With good tools and a little artificial intelligence, online platforms offer to automate this task which is in principle quite tedious to offer you a very clean result in a few seconds.
To do this, you can use the free online version of Adobe Photoshop Express. Here’s how.
1. Go to Photoshop Express
Start by opening your favorite web browser to go to the online version of Photoshop Express. Then click on the Retouch a photo button. The tool, offered free of charge by Adobe, however, requires registration and connection to be used. If you haven’t already, create an account and log into the platform.
Remove the background from a photo in Photoshop Express (Free)
2. Import an image
Once connected to the service, Photoshop Express offers to import the image whose background you want to remove.
To do this, you can either drag and drop the file directly into the zone provided for this purpose, or click on the Load an image button to open the file explorer in order to select the file.
3. Remove the background
As soon as the image is imported into Photoshop Express, the background removal module kicks in and does its job.
In a matter of seconds, you should have your image perfectly cropped. In the right column you will find several options allowing you to adjust your preferences regarding the background.
If by default it is automatically deleted (transparent image, visible by the checkerboard display), you can also choose to replace the background with a solid color.
You can also choose to keep and Blur the background, choosing a preset application value for blurring or adjusting it manually. Once all your settings have been selected, click the Apply button.
4. Export the image
The image you have just edited is normally displayed in front of you. You can save it locally on your computer by clicking on the Download button at the top right of the interface (1).
In the dialog box that appears, then enter the name to save your file, keep the File format in PNG (to keep the transparency if you have opted for a complete removal of the background), and click on the Download button (2) to export the image locally to your computer.