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AI Photo Editor for Hinge Photos

Your best photos, polished for Hinge. Remove exes. Perfect your portraits. Get more likes.

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Type what you need: 'remove the person on the left' or 'enhance the portrait with softer lighting.' EditThisPic's AI removes exes, enhances your features, and crops photos perfectly for Hinge profiles in 15-30 seconds. Your authentic self, just with better photos. Free to try, no signup needed.
Hiking summit photo with ex-partner on the right side
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Same hiking photo with ex removed, clean mountain scenery
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"Had this amazing hiking photo but my ex was right there. One prompt later, it's just me and the mountain. My best conversation starters come from that photo now." @HingeSuccessStory

Built for Hinge Users

Your best photos have your ex in them and you can't use them
Portrait lighting is unflattering or too harsh
Photos need cropping but you lose important context
Group photos where you look great but others are distracting
Authentic moments ruined by bad backgrounds or photobombers

Hinge is designed to be deleted. That means your photos need to show the real you, but the best version. You have genuine moments captured, but they're unusable because of who's in them or how they're lit. EditThisPic lets you keep the authenticity while fixing the problems. Remove exes cleanly, enhance your natural features, crop for the perfect profile composition.

Hinge profiles with clear, well-lit portraits get 2x more likes - Hinge Dating Trends 2024

Tools Hinge Users Love

How to Edit Your Hinge Photos

1

Upload your photo

Drop your image into EditThisPic. JPG, PNG, WebP up to 7MB. That hiking photo with your ex, the portrait with harsh lighting, any photo where you look genuine but something else needs fixing.

Simple edits like portrait enhancement: 15-30 seconds. Ex-removal with detailed backgrounds: may need 2-3 refinements.
2

Describe what you want

Type your instruction: 'remove the person on the left' or 'enhance the portrait with softer, warmer lighting.' Be specific about what you want. No marking needed for most edits.

For Hinge prompts, keep your background interesting. Instead of plain white, try 'change background to a bookshelf with warm lighting' for conversation starters.
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Generate and review

Tap generate and check the result carefully. Make sure removed people are completely gone and your portrait enhancement looks natural, not over-filtered. Hinge users appreciate authenticity.

4

Refine with markers if needed

If there's leftover arm or the enhancement affected the wrong area, tap markers on the problem spots and regenerate. Most edits work without markers.

Markers help when removing one specific person from a group photo. Tap them to tell the AI exactly who.

Copy-Paste Prompts for Hinge

Remove ex from your best photo
remove the person on the left and fill in the background naturally, keep me looking exactly the same

Specify which side they're on. The AI reconstructs what was behind them.

Enhance portrait lighting
enhance the portrait with softer, warmer lighting, reduce harsh shadows on my face, keep skin looking natural

Soft lighting is universally flattering. Avoid over-enhancement that looks fake.

Add depth to a flat photo
blur the background slightly to create depth and make me the focus, keep the blur natural and subtle

Subtle background blur mimics professional portrait photography.

Upgrade boring background
change the background to a cozy bookshelf with warm ambient lighting, keep the lighting on my face consistent

Interesting backgrounds give matches something to ask about.

Show 2 more prompts
Remove photobomber from travel pic
remove the stranger in the red jacket on the right, fill with the natural scenery

Describe what they're wearing so the AI knows exactly who to remove.

Clean up messy background
clean up the clutter in the background, make it look tidy and minimal

A clean background shows you have your life together.

Edit Type Prompt Time
Remove ex remove the person on the [left/right] and fill background naturally 25s
Enhance portrait enhance portrait with softer lighting, keep skin natural 15s
Upgrade background change background to a cozy coffee shop with warm lighting 20s

Real Hinge Photo Transformations

Hiking summit photo with ex-partner on the right side
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Same hiking photo with ex removed, clean mountain scenery
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Ex removed from hiking adventure photo

Perfect mountain summit photo, but the ex was right there. One prompt removed them and restored the scenic background.

Prompt: remove the person on the right and fill in with the mountain scenery naturally
Portrait with harsh unflattering lighting and shadows
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Same portrait with soft warm lighting enhancement
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Portrait enhanced with softer lighting

Good selfie but the indoor lighting was harsh and unflattering. Enhanced to look warm and natural for the dating profile.

Prompt: enhance the portrait with softer, warmer lighting, reduce harsh shadows, keep skin looking natural
Portrait against plain boring white wall
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Same portrait now in cozy coffee shop setting
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Boring wall swapped for cozy coffee shop

Great expression and angle, but the plain apartment wall was hurting the profile. Changed to a warm coffee shop setting for more personality.

Prompt: change the background to a cozy coffee shop with warm ambient lighting and bookshelves, keep the lighting on my face consistent

When Things Go Wrong

AI changed the wrong area or removed the wrong person

Why: The AI couldn't determine exactly which area you meant from description alone. This happens with ambiguous requests.

Try: Tap a marker on the specific area you want to change, then regenerate with the same prompt

Markers tell the AI 'I mean THIS one specifically.' Use them when description alone is ambiguous.

Portrait enhancement looks too filtered or fake

Why: The AI over-enhanced, making you look unnatural. Hinge users will notice.

Try: enhance the portrait subtly with slightly softer lighting, keep all features completely natural

Add 'subtle' and 'natural' to your prompt. Less is more for dating profiles.

Removed person left a ghost outline or shadow

Why: The AI filled the space but missed residual shadows or edges.

Try: remove the remaining shadow and blend the background seamlessly where the person was

A second pass specifically targeting the shadow usually cleans it up perfectly.

New background lighting doesn't match my face

Why: Your face was lit from one direction but the new background suggests different lighting.

Try: change background to [scene] with light coming from the left to match my face lighting

Look at which side of your face is brighter and match the background light source.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to mark my ex before removing them?

No! Just describe where they are: 'remove the person on the left' or 'remove the person in the green shirt.' The AI understands. Only use markers for group photos where position alone is ambiguous.

Will my photos look too edited or fake?

Not if you keep enhancements subtle. Hinge users appreciate authenticity. Remove exes completely, but go light on portrait enhancement. Avoid backgrounds that obviously don't match your lighting.

What makes a good Hinge photo to edit?

Photos where you look genuine and happy, but something is wrong with the context. Your ex is there, the lighting is bad, or the background is boring. Start with photos that capture your real personality.

Can I use this for all my Hinge photos?

You can, but mix it up. Your main photo can have an enhanced background, but include some completely unedited photos too. Authenticity matters when you actually meet someone.

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