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Remove Background from Graduation Photos

Make your graduation photos announcement-ready in seconds. Remove auditorium, campus, and outdoor backgrounds from your cap-and-gown portraits to create polished announcements, party decorations, yearbook composites, and social media celebrations.

How It Works

1. Upload your graduation photo

Start by uploading the graduation photo you want to edit. This could be a solo cap-and-gown portrait, a group photo with classmates, a candid moment from the ceremony, or a celebratory pose. We support PNG, JPG, HEIC, WebP, and most common image formats. Professional and phone photos both work great.
Upload your graduation photo

2. Let the AI Remove the Background

After uploading, the background removal runs automatically. Our AI detects the graduate and removes the background, carefully handling the mortarboard cap, tassel, gown draping, honor cords, stoles, and diploma or degree holder. Hair edges under the cap are preserved with natural-looking detail. Processing usually takes just a few seconds.
Let the AI Remove the Background

3. Download or Keep Editing

Once the background is removed, your graduation photo is ready with a transparent background. Download the PNG for use in your announcement design, or continue editing in Playground to create grad announcements, party invitations, social media posts, or composite class photos with school-colored backgrounds.
Download or Keep Editing

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