Taking Away the Background
Background Removal refers to the removal of the background or the backdrop of the picture wherein the object/objects are placed. While removing the background, the entire background or merely parts of the background we desire can be removed.
Prior to the popularity of digital cameras and photo editing software the method of removing the background from an image was an intensely arduous process.
It was performed in a darkroom with the necessary ambient conditions including proper room temperature. The film was submerged in working solution and was monitored constantly. Overexposure of the film to the solution could result in an increase in background blur and decrease in resolution.
Now, background removal is done with any digital photo editing software like GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP. GIMP is a special type of graphics editing application that is able to support some types of object-oriented (or vector) graphics.
While it is not required that your choice of digital photo editing software used for background removal be able to support all types of object-oriented graphics, the advantage in using GIMP is that it enables easy vector to raster conversion.
If you already use a program that supports raster graphics or use any another digital photo editor, it will also work just fine. Something to note is that you will probably see that your editors has a variety of “plug-ins which can be used to alter or remove the background in different ways. Software plug-ins are computer programs with specific goals. You typically will find that sophisticated photo editing programs use special purpose plug-ins and have the ability to perform background editing and removal based on different criteria.
Once the background is removed you will find that objects without backgrounds can be used in several different ways. You can place them in a new backdrop and in different situational contexts. For example, a couch in furniture showroom could have the furniture showroom replaced with an office. The object can be moved around any which way and its alignment with the new background can also be changed.
The interesting thing about an object without a background is that it retains all its properties like shape and size, but makes itself more flexible to individual usage.
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