# Removing a back from an image

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-a-back-from-an-image/164946>\
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**Created:** [October 6, 2005, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-a-back-from-an-image/164946 "2005-10-06T08:07:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![RabBell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rabbell/32/340_2.png) [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-a-back-from-an-image/164946/1 "2005-10-06T08:07:26Z")

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this is just something I always struggle with in photoshop. I downloaded this image

> **[Confident business woman closeup](https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/corporate-confidence-02-gm172654849-700927)**
>
> Confident business woman closeup

and now I’ve got this after removing the background but it doesn’t look great. Any tips on how I can

a. remove backgrounds?  
b. how I can improve this image, especially the edges?

thanks 😉