Level Up Your Images with our Free Photo Editor

Although many online photo editors have companion apps on mobile, the honest truth is that you can only do so much with finger gestures. Online photo editors like Shutterstock Create offer features like layering multiple effects on a photo, painting effects in specfiic areas, erasing text behind a photo subject, choosing assets like illustrations and photos from a library of 400 million — you don't want to do this on a mobile device.

There are a couple ways to make your image transparent, both of which are instant magic. To make the background of a photo disappear, use the wizardy that is Create's Background Remover tool for a one-click, poof-be-gone asset. Or if you have several design elements overlayed on a colored background, just select the background layer and click "Change color" in the top toolbar, then click "Transparent."

To blur backgrounds in Shutterstock Create, you'll need to upload your image to the canvas, or choose from licensed stock photos to start. Select your photo layer, and click "Effects" in the top toolbar. Good choices for blurs are Soften, Focal Soften , and you can also try adding a Bokeh texture and fading way back. Create has a brush for every effect, so you can paint them on a specific part of your image.