clipped from www.ephotozine.com Replacing the background in a photograph using Gimp Replacing the background in a photograph using Gimp - Here we are going to learn how to replace the background of a photograph and correct the lighting so that the two images are seamlessly combined to recreate a special moment. Michael Bates is your tutor and he's using the free editing program Gimp The background of a picture can be considered equally important to the subject matter of the photograph; it sets the mood, creates a context and changes the composition of the image amongst other things. Sometimes there is a moment that you just have to capture, and even though there may be no real background to speak of the photograph is just too special to just discard. So here we are going to learn how to replace the background of a photograph and correct the lighting so that the two images are seamlessly combined to recreate a special moment, and make a more pleasing photograph at the same time.