If you want to offer your products in an online shop or on eBay, you can’t avoid first-class recordings. The photographed objects should be displayed as far as possible without disturbing the buyer can concentrate fully on the product. If you do not have the photographic possibilities, such as a light tent, you can also edit your pictures with suitable photo editing software. This is referred to as “cropping objects.” Below are some programs that are completely free to download on the Internet.
For complex backgrounds, for example, InstantMask is ideal.
Without elaborate masking work, InstantMask can crop photos. The user only has to roughly outline the outlines of the motif with a yellow marker pen. Everything that is to be removed is painted with a red pen. The computer needs some time for the cropping process. However, the result is quite impressive. Especially for beginners, this program is suitable because it is very easy to use.
IrfanView is a classic among image viewers.
IrfanView should not be missing on any computer. It supports almost all graphic formats and offers a comfortable image viewer and an image editing program. The cropping function is also available here. For this purpose, the desired area is either selected with the mouse, or the function is selected via the key combination Ctrl+Y or under the item Edit – Crop. The image can then be cropped until the desired result is achieved. The beauty of it is that IrfanView is free.
Gimp is one of the professional image editing programs.
This free program belongs to the open-source category and is a powerful graphics program. The foreground selection is used to crop objects, which automatically starts a series of Gimp tools and detaches the foreground of the image from the background. The lasso is first used to redraw the edges as close as possible to the object’s edge to be cropped. The object then turns blue. With the brush, the inner surface of the object must now be roughly painted. Then the exemption starts.
Cut 1.0 is a free tool for photographers.
In addition to many other little helpers available for free download on the Internet, Cut1.0 must not go unmentioned. People, objects, and even entire landscapes can be cropped and freed with this program. With good masking options, the area to be cropped only needs to be marked with the mouse. It is also possible to crop an object with just one click on the background. Using blue screen technology, the program makes it easy to put cropped photos into other movie parts.
