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Remove the Person Behind Me in a Photo

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A stranger walked into the shot right behind you. Describe them and the AI takes them out, continuing the wall or scenery — you stay exactly as photographed.

Woman in a red coat with a man in a yellow jacket standing right behind her shoulder Same woman alone in front of the stone wall with the man removed

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"remove the person walking past behind my right shoulder and continue the pavement and the shopfront, keep me and my outfit unchanged"

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How it works

  1. Upload the photo with the photobomber visible

    JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 7MB. The person behind you can be sharp or blurred, whole or half-hidden — what matters is that you can describe where they are relative to you.

    Expect: A figure fully behind you against a plain wall or sky takes about 15-30 seconds and is usually clean. Someone whose head or arm overlaps yours is the hard case: the AI has to invent the covered part of you.
  2. Describe the person behind you and what fills the gap

    Type the whole instruction: 'remove the man in the yellow jacket standing directly behind my left shoulder, continue the grey stone wall where he was, keep me exactly as I am.' Nothing to select — 'behind me', 'over my shoulder', 'at the far right' is how the AI locates them.

    Tip: Say 'keep me exactly as I am' every time. It is the line that stops the AI touching your hair or jacket edge while it rebuilds behind you.

    Copy one of these to get started:

    Stranger directly behind you remove the man in the yellow jacket standing directly behind me and continue the grey stone wall where he was, keep me exactly as I am
    Someone walking past behind you remove the person walking past behind my right shoulder and continue the pavement and the shopfront, keep me and my outfit unchanged
    Face peeking over your shoulder remove the person whose face is visible over my left shoulder and rebuild my shoulder and the wall behind it, keep my face, hair, and pose exactly the same
    Stranger against sky or sea remove the woman in the blue jacket standing behind me on the pier and extend the sea and sky naturally where she was, keep me as I am
    3 more prompts
    Two people behind you remove both people standing behind me — the man in the green hoodie and the woman in the white top — and continue the park path and hedge, keep me unchanged
    Stranger plus their shadow remove the person standing behind me and their shadow on the ground, continue the paving stones naturally, keep me and my own shadow exactly as they are
    Busy background behind you remove the man in the red cap standing behind me in the market, keep the stalls, awnings, and produce behind him, continue only the ground and stall front where he stood
  3. Check your outline and the space behind you

    Zoom into the edge of your shoulder, hair, and hat where the stranger was. That border is where any invented pixels will sit. Then look at the rebuilt background for lines that should continue — kerb, wall course, horizon.

  4. Refine with a marker if needed

    If the wrong figure vanished, or part of the stranger is still peeking out, tap a marker on the remaining piece and repeat the instruction. For one clearly separate person the description alone normally works.

See it in action

Woman in a red coat with a man in a yellow jacket standing right behind her shoulder
Before
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Same woman alone in front of the stone wall with the man removed
After

Photobomber behind a street portrait removed

The man standing right behind the subject erased and the stone wall continued; her hair and coat edge untouched.

Prompt: remove the man in the bright yellow jacket standing directly behind the woman in the red coat and continue the plain grey stone wall where he was; keep the woman exactly as she is
Man in an orange windbreaker at a pier railing with a woman in a blue jacket behind him
Before
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Same man alone at the pier railing with the sea and sky continued behind him
After

Stranger behind a subject on a pier removed

A woman standing behind the subject at the pier railing erased and the sea and sky extended; he is unchanged.

Prompt: remove the woman in the bright blue jacket standing behind the man at the pier railing and extend the railing, sea, and sky naturally where she was; keep the man exactly as he is

Quick answers

How do I remove the person behind me in a photo?

Upload the photo and describe them — 'remove the man in the yellow jacket standing directly behind me, continue the stone wall, keep me exactly as I am.' The AI erases him and rebuilds the background in about 15-30 seconds with nothing to select or mark first.

Is it free to remove a photobomber from a photo?

Yes. You can remove the person behind you in a photo free with one Fast edit per week, no signup or credit card required. Credit packs and a subscription are available if you have several photos or want to run a second pass.

Do I need to mark the area first?

No. Describe the person in words — where they stand and what they are wearing — and the AI finds them. Markers are optional: tap one on the person only if the description could apply to more than one figure, or the wrong area was changed the first time.

What if the person overlaps my shoulder or hair?

That part of you has to be invented, because it was never in the photo. Results are usually close but not perfect — add 'keep me exactly as I am, change only the area behind me', tap a marker on the stranger, and expect a second pass on your outline.

Will it change how I look?

Not if the stranger is fully behind you against a plain background. The AI only touches the pixels it rebuilds; say 'keep me exactly as I am' and check your outline where the two of you met.

Can it remove someone's clothes instead of the person?

No. The tool removes people and objects from a scene and rebuilds the background behind them — it does not remove clothing from anyone, and requests like that are refused.

What photo formats can I upload?

JPG, PNG, and WebP up to 7MB. The edited photo downloads in the same format you uploaded, with the rebuilt background at the original resolution.

How much does EditThisPic cost?

You get 1 free edit per week — no account needed. After that, one-time credit packs start at $4.99 for 10 edits, valid 12 months, no subscription. Power users who edit daily can pick Studio Membership, a monthly workspace at $49.99/mo for 300 edits. Purchased downloads are clean with no watermark.

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