Remove a Person from a Family Photo

How it works

1. 1

   Upload the family photo

   Drop your family photo into EditThisPic — JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 7MB. Works for removing one person or several, from portraits, holiday photos, or everyday family shots.

   Expect: Person at the edge of the frame with a simple background: 15–20 seconds. Person surrounded by other family members: 30–45 seconds and may need one refinement with a marker.
2. 2

   Describe the person and the replacement background

   Use position or clothing to identify them: 'remove the person on the far right in the blue sweater and fill with the wall and bookshelf behind them.' Naming the background helps the AI reconstruct it accurately.

   Expect: A focused prompt reduces the chance of removing the wrong family member. For photos with several people, remove one at a time.

   Copy one of these to get started:

   Remove a person from the edge of a family photo remove the person on the far right and fill with the wall and furniture visible behind them so it looks like they were never there

   Copy Try This →

   Remove a person seated among the family remove the person seated on the left of the couch and fill with the couch cushion and background visible around them, do not alter the rest of the family

   Copy Try This →

   Remove a person and their shadow remove the person standing in front of the fireplace and their shadow on the floor, fill with the fireplace and floor visible around them

   Copy Try This →

   Remove more than one person from a family photo remove the two people standing at the back and fill each area with the wall and window visible behind them, keep the rest of the family unchanged

   Copy Try This →

   2 more prompts

   Remove a person from an outdoor family photo remove the person standing at the far left and fill with the lawn and trees visible around them

   Copy Try This →

   Remove a family member from a holiday photo remove the person in the red sweater standing near the tree and fill with the tree and ornaments visible behind them

   Copy Try This →
3. 3

   Check the fill area for natural reconstruction

   Zoom to 100% where the person was standing or sitting. Check that the wall, furniture, or background continues smoothly and no shadow or repeated texture remains.

4. 4

   Refine with a marker if needed

   If a small part of the fill still looks off, tap directly on that spot and describe what should be there — 'this small patch should be plain wall matching the surrounding area' — for a precise second pass.