Remove the background from clothing photos

At a glance

How to do it

1. Upload a prepared garmentSteam it and lint-roll it, then shoot it straight on with even light: laid flat and photographed from directly above, or on a mannequin at chest height. For a ghost mannequin, also shoot the inside back of the neck with the garment turned inside out.
2. Remove the backdropThe tool starts on white. It removes the backdrop, not the mannequin: for a ghost mannequin, download a transparent PNG, mask out the neck and arms in an editor and fill the neck gap with the inside shot.
3. Download and keep one layoutDownload HD as a JPG for marketplaces. Crop every product to the same ratio, with the garment in the same position and size, so your category pages line up.

Tips and common mistakes

• White on white loses the edgeA white shirt on pure white has no visible outline. eBay suggests a dark background for light clothes; where a marketplace insists on white, light the garment from the side so seams and edges cast a little shadow.
• One colour per imageGoogle asks for a separate image for every colour or pattern, matching exactly what is sold, and no group shots of several colourways. Shoot each colour, don't recolour one photo.
• Photograph the labelseBay recommends photos of labels and close-ups of details such as embroidery. The size and fabric labels answer the questions buyers would otherwise message you about.
• Show flaws on used clothingeBay asks sellers to photograph imperfections such as small holes or stains, and Etsy bans edits that hide flaws. Remove the background, not the stain.
• Follow the try-on rules for your best sellersFor Google try-on, shoot the whole garment front-on, sleeves down, hood down, nothing covering the details. Those rules also make a clear main image anywhere.