AI shadow & glare remover · free credits
Remove shadows from photos — and glare
Phone shadows on documents, window shadows on products, glare on glasses. Describe the fix in plain words or paint over it — Kenerate removes it and leaves the rest of the photo alone.
- Describe it or paint it
- Rest of the photo unchanged
- Glare on glasses too
- Free credits
Updated by the Kenerate AI team
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Quick answer
How do you remove a shadow from a photo?
To remove a shadow from a photo, open it in Kenerate's Edit Studio, choose AI Edit and describe the shadow — “remove the shadow of my phone across the paper, keep everything else the same” — or paint over a small shadow with Magic Eraser. New accounts get free credits.
Key facts
- AI Edit
- Qwen Image 2.0, describe the fix
- Magic Eraser
- Paint over small shadows
- Fixes
- Phone, window and face shadows; glasses glare
- Free to start
- Starter credits on sign-up
Real results
What shadows can AI remove from a photo?
Each “after” is a real Kenerate AI Edit result. Tap “Original” to see the photo that went in.
Step by step
How to remove a shadow from a photo
Step 1: Open the photo in Edit Studio
Upload the photo with the shadow or glare to Kenerate's Edit Studio.
Step 2: Describe the fix with AI Edit
Choose AI Edit and write what to remove, for example: “Remove the dark shadow of the phone across the card. Keep everything else the same.”
Edit StudioAIAI Edit
Tip: End every prompt with “Keep everything else exactly the same.”
Step 3: Or paint over it with Magic Eraser
For a small, clearly separate shadow or reflection, choose Magic Eraser and paint over it.
Edit StudioAIMagic Eraser
Tip: Paint a little past the shadow's edge so no dark rim is left.
Step 4: Download
Compare the result with the original, run it again if needed, and download.
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Prompts that remove shadows without changing the photo
The model follows your words closely. Say what the shadow is, where it falls, and always end with what must stay the same.
- Phone or hand shadow “Remove the dark shadow of the phone and hand that falls across the paper and table. Keep the paper, the writing and everything else exactly the same.”
- Window-frame shadow “Remove the hard diagonal window-frame shadow across the product and table, leaving soft even light. Keep the product exactly the same.”
- Glasses glare “Remove the white glare reflections from the eyeglass lenses so both eyes are clearly visible. Keep the face, frames and everything else exactly the same.”
- Harsh face shadow “Soften the hard shadow on the left side of the face into gentle, even light. Keep the face, expression and colours identical.”
- Hat or cap shadow “Lighten the dark shadow the cap casts over the eyes so the eyes are visible. Keep everything else the same.”
Glare
Remove glare from glasses
Window and screen reflections on lenses hide the eyes. One AI Edit prompt clears them and keeps the frames.
- Reflections removed from both lenses
- Eyes visible behind clean glass
- Frames, face and background unchanged
What it fixes
Shadows and reflections it handles
Document & recipe photos
Your phone and hand casting a shadow across the page.
Product photos
Hard window-frame, blind or tree shadows across the item and table.
Glasses glare
White reflections from windows, lights and screens on lenses.
Harsh face shadows
Midday sun and caps casting dark shadows over the eyes.
Hotspots & shine
Bright glare on glossy packaging, phones and framed art.
Photographer shadows
Your own silhouette on the ground in front of the subject.
Checked 26 September 2026
AI Edit vs Magic Eraser vs a healing brush
Two AI options in Kenerate, and the classic manual way.
| AI Edit · describe it | Magic Eraser · paint it | Healing / clone brush · Photoshop, GIMP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Large or soft shadows, glare | Small, separate shadows | Small areas, full control |
| Changes only the marked area | Prompt-guided | Yes | Yes |
| Relights the area | Yes | Fills it in | By hand |
| Skill needed | Write one sentence | Paint a stroke | High |
Sources: Kenerate Edit Studio
Next time
How can I avoid shadows when taking photos?
- Use open shade or a big window. Soft, broad light makes soft, faint shadows.
- Keep the light to one side of you. Light straight behind the camera puts your shadow in the frame.
- Get your hand out of the light. Hold the phone higher, zoom in slightly, or use the timer.
- Bounce light into the shadows. A sheet of white card opposite the light fills them in.
- For glasses, tilt them. Lowering the arms slightly off the ears angles reflections away from the camera.
Example uses
Who fixes shadows
Common jobs, with the real before and after.
Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.
Food blogger
Photographs handwritten family recipes on the kitchen table in morning sun — and the phone always casts a shadow. One AI Edit prompt fixes it.
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Online seller
Shoots listings by a sunny window. Hard window-frame shadows across the product are removed so the photo looks studio-lit.
Try this workflowJob seeker
A good headshot with glare on the glasses. The reflections are removed so the eyes are visible for LinkedIn.
Try this workflow
How it works
How it works in the app
Step 1
Upload the photo to edit
Open Edit Studio and upload an image, or pick one from your history.
Step 2
Describe the change
In AI Edit, write what should change in plain words — the rest of the photo stays the same.
Step 3
Paint an area (optional)
Use the brush to mark just the region to change, and the eraser to refine the mask.
Step 4
Click Generate
Choose 1, 2 or 4 variations and press Generate to apply the edit.
See it in the app
Open Edit Studio and upload an image, or pick one from your history.
FAQ
Shadow and glare removal questions
8 questions
How do I remove a shadow from a photo?
Open the photo in Kenerate's Edit Studio, choose AI Edit and describe the shadow to remove — “remove the shadow of my phone across the paper, keep everything else the same”. For a small shadow, paint over it with Magic Eraser instead. Download the result.
Link to this answerIs it free?
Free to start: new accounts get starter credits, and bigger jobs use one-time credit packs that never expire.
Link to this answerCan AI remove shadows from faces?
It can soften or remove harsh shadows, but faces are sensitive — keep the prompt specific (“soften the hard shadow on the left side of the face, keep the face identical”) and compare with the original.
Link to this answerHow do I remove glare from glasses in a photo?
Use AI Edit with a prompt like “Remove the white glare reflections from the eyeglass lenses so the eyes are visible. Keep everything else the same.”
Link to this answerHow do I remove a shadow from a document photo?
Use AI Edit and ask it to remove the shadow across the page while keeping the text unchanged, then check the words carefully. For scans that must be exact, re-shoot the document in even light.
Link to this answerWhy does the AI change other parts of the photo?
Vague prompts give the model room to change things. Name the shadow, say where it is, and end with “Keep everything else exactly the same.” Magic Eraser only changes the area you paint.
Link to this answerCan I remove a shadow and then cut out the subject?
Yes. Fix the shadow in Edit Studio, then use Remove BG in the same studio — or the background remover — to get a transparent PNG.
Link to this answerHow can I avoid shadows when taking photos?
Shoot in open shade or near a large window, keep the light behind the camera at an angle, hold the phone higher or use the timer so your hand is out of the light, and add a white card on the shadow side to bounce light in.
Link to this answerIn depth
How AI removes shadows
Shadow removal as a research problem, and the inpainting ideas behind it — with sources.
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A shadow isn't an object
A shadow darkens what's underneath without covering it, so removing it means relighting the area, not deleting it. Researchers built the ISTD benchmark (2018) — 1,870 sets of a shadow photo, its shadow mask and the same scene without the shadow — to train models that detect and remove shadows together [1].
When the area has to be rebuilt
Very dark shadows lose the texture underneath, so the tool has to fill it in. That is inpainting: Bertalmio's 2000 method carried lines in from the edges like an art restorer [2]; PatchMatch (2009), the algorithm behind Photoshop's Content-Aware Fill, copies matching patches from elsewhere in the photo [3][4]; LaMa (2022) uses a network that sees the whole image to fill large areas [5].
Why the prompt matters
A general image editor like AI Edit can relight or repaint anything, so it needs to be told what to leave alone. Naming the shadow and ending with “keep everything else exactly the same” keeps the change local; Magic Eraser only touches the area you paint.
By the Kenerate AI teamLast updated and reviewed
Written by the Kenerate team; every example is a real result from Edit Studio's AI Edit.
Sources: Kenerate Edit Studio
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