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How to Add a Person to a Photo

To add a person to a photo, you need two photos that roughly agree on camera angle and light, and a way to place the person at the right size with matching shadows. You can let an AI tool do the placing and blending in about a minute, do it by hand in an editor, or pay a retoucher. This guide covers the choices that decide whether the result looks real, and compares the options.

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A family of five at a backyard barbecue: a father at the grill, a mother, a couple and a boy, with room on the right
Everyone at the barbecueThe group photo
Create your photo
Photo 1 is the group photo you want them in. Photo 2 is a clear photo of the person to add, ideally showing their face and upper body.
The group photo
The person to add

JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB each. Phone photos work well.

Your photos are private and only used to make your picture. The photos you upload are deleted automatically 24 hours after upload.

Your photo is usually ready in about a minute.

Only use photos of yourself, your family and friends, or people who agreed to it. Photos of public figures are not allowed.

An example
A family of five at a backyard barbecue: a father at the grill, a mother, a couple and a boy, with room on the rightA man with dark curly hair in a navy t-shirt smiling on a city sidewalk
The same backyard barbecue photo with the curly-haired man in the navy t-shirt now standing with the family
An example made from the photos above. Your photos will appear here.

Three real results

Make yours

Each new photo was made from the photos beside it, in about a minute.

The people already in the photo keep their faces, clothes and poses.

The same backyard barbecue photo with the curly-haired man in the navy t-shirt now standing with the family
Everyone at the barbecueAfter
A family of five at a backyard barbecue: a father at the grill, a mother, a couple and a boy, with room on the right
The group photoBefore
A man with dark curly hair in a navy t-shirt smiling on a city sidewalk
The person to addAdded
A bride, a groom, two bridesmaids in sage green and a groomsman on a vineyard terrace at golden hour
The wedding photoBefore
A blond man with a trimmed beard in a white shirt smiling by a window
The person to addAdded
The vineyard wedding photo with the blond man added beside the groomsmen in a matching gray suit
The whole bridal partyAfter
Three friends laughing at a cafe table; the woman in the middle has her eyes closed mid-blink
The photo with closed eyesBefore
The same cafe photo with the woman in the middle now laughing with her eyes open
Eyes open this timeAfter
The same backyard barbecue photo with the curly-haired man in the navy t-shirt now standing with the family
Everyone at the barbecueAfter
A family of five at a backyard barbecue: a father at the grill, a mother, a couple and a boy, with room on the right
A man with dark curly hair in a navy t-shirt smiling on a city sidewalk
A bride, a groom, two bridesmaids in sage green and a groomsman on a vineyard terrace at golden hour
A blond man with a trimmed beard in a white shirt smiling by a window
The vineyard wedding photo with the blond man added beside the groomsmen in a matching gray suit
Three friends laughing at a cafe table; the woman in the middle has her eyes closed mid-blink
The same cafe photo with the woman in the middle now laughing with her eyes open

Each new photo was made from the photos beside it, in about a minute.

The people already in the photo keep their faces, clothes and poses.

How it works

To begin, choose the group photo you want to add someone to: a family photo, a trip, a wedding or a party.

A family of five at a backyard barbecue: a father at the grill, a mother, a couple and a boy, with room on the rightA bride, a groom, two bridesmaids in sage green and a groomsman on a vineyard terrace at golden hourThree friends laughing at a cafe table; the woman in the middle has her eyes closed mid-blink

Then, add a clear photo of the person who is missing. A selfie or a casual phone photo is fine.

A man with dark curly hair in a navy t-shirt smiling on a city sidewalk

Finally, press the button. In about a minute you get one new photo with everyone in it, ready to download, print or share.

The same backyard barbecue photo with the curly-haired man in the navy t-shirt now standing with the family

Upload, press one button, download. Nothing to install and nothing to learn.

One new photo, ready to print, about 1 minute.

Included with every photo

  • The first photo is free

    Create an account and one credit is added. No card, the same full quality as a paid photo.

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  • No watermark

    Download the full photo, ready to print or share. The free one too.

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  • Uploads deleted after 24 hours

    Your photos are only used to make your picture. Never shown to anyone, sold or used to train AI.

    • bbq-group.jpgdeletes in 23 h
    • bbq-person.jpgdeletes in 23 h

  • Faces stay as they were

    Everyone already in the photo keeps their face, clothes and pose. The background stays too.

    The vineyard wedding photo with the blond man added beside the groomsmen in a matching gray suit

  • One free redo

    If the AI changed someone’s face, email us and that photo is made again for free.

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    Subject
    Redo my photo, please

  • On iPhone, Android and the web

    Pick both photos from your camera roll and save the result straight back. Nothing to install.

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1. Match the camera angle and focal length

The most common giveaway is a person shot from a different height. If the group photo was taken at eye level, use a photo of the person taken at eye level too; a selfie held above the head or a photo taken from below will look wrong even when the light is perfect.

Focal length matters as well. Phone selfies use a wide lens that makes faces look rounder and noses larger when held close. A photo taken by someone else from two or three meters away, or with the phone’s 2× lens, matches a normal group photo far better.

2. Match the light and shadow direction

  • Look at the faces in the group photo: which side is brighter? The person you add should be lit from the same side.
  • Check the ground. Outdoors in sun, everyone casts a shadow in the same direction; the added person needs one too.
  • Match the softness: hard midday sun with crisp shadows, or soft shade and overcast light. A studio portrait rarely blends into a sunny backyard.
  • Match color temperature: warm evening light, cool shade, yellow indoor bulbs. Skin tones are where a mismatch shows first.

3. Choose full body or waist-up framing

If the group photo shows everyone from head to toe, the added person needs legs and feet that stand on the same ground. You can still use a waist-up photo of them: an AI tool will draw the rest of the body and clothing to fit, while by hand you would need a full-body photo. For waist-up group photos, a head-and-shoulders photo of the person is enough.

Place them where a real person could stand: at the end of a row, half behind someone’s shoulder, or in a gap. Their head should sit at about the same height as the others standing on the same ground, a little lower if they stand further back.

4. Pick a method

  • Method: Picture Together (this site)

    Cost
    First photo free with an account, then from $4.99 for 5 photos. No subscription.
    Time
    About 1 minute
    Skill needed
    None: upload two photos and press a button
    Best for
    Most family, trip, wedding and party photos, on any phone or computer

  • Method: Photoshop Generative Fill

    Cost
    Adobe subscription with generative credits
    Time
    30 minutes to a few hours
    Skill needed
    Medium to high: selections, masks, light matching
    Best for
    Full manual control and very large prints

  • Method: Canva (Magic Edit and layers)

    Cost
    Free plan with limited AI edits; most AI tools need Canva Pro
    Time
    20 to 60 minutes
    Skill needed
    Low to medium: cut-out, resize, adjust
    Best for
    Quick collages and social posts; less realistic blending

  • Method: Fiverr or Etsy retoucher

    Cost
    Set by each seller, per photo
    Time
    1 to 3 days usually
    Skill needed
    None for you
    Best for
    Badly damaged originals or complicated poses

Prices of other services change; check their sites before buying.

Doing it by hand: the steps

The steps are the same in Photoshop, the free GIMP or the free browser editor Photopea:

  1. Open the group photo, then the photo of the person in a second tab.
  2. Select the person with an object or subject selection tool, refine the edges around the hair, and copy them.
  3. Paste them into the group photo as a new layer and scale them so their head matches the people beside them.
  4. Use a layer mask to tuck them partly behind someone’s shoulder; overlap looks more natural than a gap.
  5. Match brightness and color with Levels or Curves and a color balance adjustment, comparing skin tones side by side.
  6. Paint a soft shadow on the ground and on the person next to them, then add a little noise to match the grain.

On iPhone, Android and PC

  • iPhone and iPad: open this page in Safari or Chrome, choose both photos from Photos, and save the result from the share menu.
  • Android: works in Chrome, Samsung Internet and Firefox; the photo downloads to your gallery or Downloads folder.
  • PC and Mac: works in any modern browser; drag the two photos in from a folder.

Your photos are safe with us

The photos you upload are only used to make your picture, are never shown to anyone else and are deleted automatically 24 hours after upload. Your finished photo stays private in your account until you delete it. Photos of public figures and explicit content are refused automatically.

Questions

  • Use the tool at the top of this page: upload the group photo and a photo of the person, and the AI places and blends them for you in about a minute. If you prefer to do it by hand for free, GIMP or Photopea can do the same cut, scale and blend steps as Photoshop.

  • Open this page in Safari, tap photo 1 to pick the group photo and photo 2 to pick the person, then tap the button. After about a minute, tap Download and save the photo to your camera roll.

  • Match the camera height, the light direction and the size of the person to the others, give them a shadow, and overlap them slightly with someone instead of leaving a gap. Starting from a photo of the person taken at eye level and in similar light does most of the work.

  • Yes. Your first photo with the tool on this page is free when you create an account, with no watermark: upload the group photo and the person, and it places and blends them for you. You can also do it entirely by hand for free in GIMP or Photopea with the steps in this guide.

  • Your first photo is free when you create an account (one free photo per person and network every 30 days). After that, photos come in one-time packs: 5 photos for $4.99, 15 for $9.99 or 40 for $19.99. One credit is one photo, credits never expire, and there is no subscription. You can also buy a pack without creating an account.

  • The photos you upload are only used to make your picture and are deleted automatically 24 hours after upload. The finished photo is kept privately in your account so you can download it again, until you delete it with your account (Settings → Security → Delete account, which removes your photos right away) or ask us at hello@addpersontophoto.org. Photos are never shown to other visitors, sold or used to train AI.

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