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Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
January 16, 2025
Question

P: Distraction Removal: People (CR & LrClassic)

  • January 16, 2025
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Announcing a new feature now in Adobe Camera Raw (17.2) – Removal of Distracting People

Under the Remove dialog, under Distraction Removal, we have added an item called “People”.

 

This feature supports faster and easier detection and removal of distracting people in an image. It is offered as a Tech Preview in the Adobe Camera Raw Plugin-only and is available now. Please try it out and let us know what works well, what doesn’t work well, and anything that might improve the experience.

 

Thank you!

Peter Baust - Dir, Product Management

 

Posted by Rikk Flohr

 

475 replies

Known Participant
July 10, 2026

I just tried to remove people and while there were 5 people in the photo, none were removed

Participating Frequently
July 9, 2026

Often works well, but in many situations leaves silhouettes of the people removed.

Participant
July 9, 2026

There’s like a shape left after removal. It used to blend well before.

annettec18591954
Participant
July 4, 2026

Subtract. Don't add.. Don't just add different people missing limbs, just remove and replace the fence they are leaning on. I swear one Time this program added a pile of Poop!  I should’ve taken a screen shot of it.

Participant
July 3, 2026

The feature does not always select the correct people to remove. It would be ideal to be able to brush over additional people or remove parts of the auto selection.

Participating Frequently
July 3, 2026

Was working before in camera raw on my HEDTC trying it now on a good laptop all running windows 11 64 bit this feature will not work at all, shooting on a Nikon Z 6III in raw.

Inspiring
July 2, 2026

It selected and removed distracting people very well but left the subject group of people.  Try as I may, I couldn’t find a way to remove anyone from the subject group.  Using the remove tool didn’t help either.  It left adjoining people distorted and substituted some random person.
In the Adobe demo video, it showed all people selected and removed.  My LrC selects only those in the background.  I’m running LrC 15.4.1.

Participant
July 1, 2026
The option to select only the dress and correct it in the People option in Photos will no longer work.
Participant
June 29, 2026

Removed five people very well but did not find eight very obvious people. 

Participant
June 29, 2026

generative ai removes people but a silhouette will remain where they previously stood