: How to batch edit the background of photos? I have a fairly large number of images of peoples faces that all have slightly different back drops. I want to standardise these backgrounds to

@Debbie163

Cutting background of a person is one of the most difficult things to do. Every case is diferent.

Normally the process is backwards. If you shoot on a green, blue or white screen it is easier to do something faster. But even in this case you need to adjust the settings case by case.

A blond woman, burnette, highlights, exposition, uniformity of the background ilumination.

So. In short. You can not batch that.

Free? Gimp. www.google.com/?client=firefox-b-ab#q=Gimp+extract+hair
P.S. When you cut the hair, please, do not assign any color, leave the image masked and assign the background in another layer.

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@Fox8063795

Software:
Gimp or Pixlr for web would be some free Photoshop alternatives. You can also get a free Photoshop trial for a month from Adobe.

Technique:
It depends on the nature of the images and the quality of the outcome you want. The proper way is to make a selection by hand. There are a couple of ways you can do this, for example:


Create a path and convert to selection or mask layer (not sure if this works in Pixlr)
Create a selection with the lasso tool
Create a mask layer and directly draw on it with a brush
...


The quick and dirty fix would be to create a selection with the 'magic wand tool'. For that the image needs to have a fairly plain background and decent contrast with the person. The edges will be rough tough, since created by an algorithm and not your superior eye. ;)

I think you should easily be able to find tutorials on any of these basic techniques online.

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