White background for a product page
The most common use: lifting an object out of its context onto white. Flux Kontext edits rather than regenerates, so the product stays exactly the same, contact shadow included.
Change a photo background with AI
Import a photo, describe the new setting: the AI cuts out the subject and places it on a white studio background or in a fully styled scene, without touching the product.
Interactive demo
Real workflow, real results. Pan and zoom freely.
Use this workflowTwo instructions, two backgrounds: the same imported photo becomes a studio packshot and a marble lifestyle shot. The product does not change by a pixel.
At a glance
- What the workflow produces
- 2 images in 1:1
- Canvas structure
- 5 nodes wired by 4 connections
- Models wired in
- Flux Kontext
- Cost of one full run
- about 12 credits, roughly €0.12
Clean cut-outs, believable shadows, a reinvented setting: what took an hour in Photoshop fits in one sentence here. The workflow links your imported photo (Media node) to an Image node driven by an instruction: "isolate the product on a white studio background", "place it on a marble countertop".
The model at the heart of the workflow is Flux Kontext, specialized in instruction-based editing: it changes what the instruction asks and preserves everything else, labels and reflections included. Both branches of the demo start from the same photo: the same mechanics power an e-commerce white background or a full scene.
An effective edit instruction reads like a retouch, not a new image: the guide writing a prompt that works has a section on it. And if the result should end up as a video, the Image node plugs straight into a Video node.
How it works
- 1
Import your photo
Drop your image into the Media node: product photo, portrait, item you are selling. A smartphone shot is enough, the AI does the rest.
- 2
Describe the new background
One sentence per instruction: white studio background, marble table, sunny outdoors. Add "the product stays identical" to lock the subject.
- 3
Generate and compare
Each instruction has its own Image node: generate several settings in parallel from the same photo and keep the best one.
- 4
Refine if needed
Adjust the instruction (stronger shadow, warmer light) and regenerate: only the branch concerned is re-run.
Variations and use cases
The same canvas, tuned for different needs: each variation is two or three lines of prompt away.
Changing the setting of a portrait
The person stays, the kitchen wall becomes a studio or a street. State the light direction of the new setting: it is the light match, not the cut-out, that makes a background believable.
Travel and holiday backdrops
Beach, mountains, a foreign city. Stay honest about the use: an invented holiday photo makes a fine campaign image and a poor family memory.
Custom video call background
Generate the setting alone, in 16:9, in the brand's colours. It works in any video conferencing tool and comes in as many variants as you have teams.
Removing a background without masking
No selection tool, no mask: the instruction describes what stays and what changes. Hair and soft edges, the nightmare of manual cut-outs, are exactly what instruction-based editing handles best.
Common mistakes
An instruction that never says what must stay
An editing model left free will change the subject too. The instruction opens with what does not move: the subject, the pose, the clothes, the framing.
A new background whose light contradicts the subject
A front-lit subject dropped into a backlit setting fools nobody. Pick a background whose light resembles the original photo's.
Chaining five edits on the same image
Every pass degrades the subject a little. Go back to the original and write one complete instruction rather than stacking corrections.
Recommended models
Flux Kontext
Nano Banana
Seedream 5 LiteFrequently asked questions
Is the product really preserved?
Flux Kontext is trained for editing: it only touches what the instruction asks. Check small text (labels, logos), the one area worth reviewing.
Which image formats are accepted?
JPG, PNG and WebP, imported by drag and drop or from your library. The result downloads in the node's format.
How much does a background change cost?
A few cents per generation with Flux Kontext, with the price shown on the button before you click.
Does the subject really stay intact?
That is the principle of instruction-based editing: Flux Kontext preserves the subject and only touches what the instruction names. Keep the original next to it on the canvas to compare.
Can I use it for an official ID photo?
No. Official ID photos follow strict rules and accept no generated retouching. This workflow is for commercial and personal visuals.
Can I process several photos at once?
Each photo runs through its own node: duplicate the chain as many times as you have images, with the same instruction. The before and after stay side by side on the canvas.
Does it work on a phone photo?
Yes, as long as it is sharp. Motion blur or a badly lit subject carries into the render, editing does not create the detail that is missing.
Change a photo background with AI
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