Show HN: My Relaunch of Makepassportphoto.com. Create ID Photos Easily (opens in new tab)

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5 pointspauljeba5y ago8 comments

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djcoding5y ago· 3 in thread

Interesting. How do you remove the background ?

I use some amount of opencv magic and machine learning to remove the background. Have you checked the quality of the background removal process, were you satisfied?

tdeck5y ago

I thought that was against the regulations for US passport photos:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-app...

djcoding5y ago

I did check the sample photo, with watermarks. Looks okay to me. I mean to ask, what exactly in machine learning do you do to remove the background.

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djcoding5y ago· 2 in thread

I think not many retail users would be willing to use this service. Better to provide some kind of B2B solution for existing photo studios.

pauljebaOP5y ago

Yeah packaging this as a B2B solution is something that I have been thinking for a long time. Do let me know if you have any specific interest on this. Will be glad to work closer with you on this.

tdeck5y ago

IDK I used an app like this and saved $14, so I was pretty happy. The trouble is that most people don't know about it.

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8 comments

7 comments · 2 top-level

djcoding5y ago· 3 in thread

Interesting. How do you remove the background ?

pauljebaOP5y ago

I use some amount of opencv magic and machine learning to remove the background. Have you checked the quality of the background removal process, were you satisfied?

tdeck5y ago

I thought that was against the regulations for US passport photos:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-app...

djcoding5y ago

I did check the sample photo, with watermarks. Looks okay to me. I mean to ask, what exactly in machine learning do you do to remove the background.

1 more reply

djcoding5y ago· 2 in thread

I think not many retail users would be willing to use this service. Better to provide some kind of B2B solution for existing photo studios.

pauljebaOP5y ago

Yeah packaging this as a B2B solution is something that I have been thinking for a long time. Do let me know if you have any specific interest on this. Will be glad to work closer with you on this.

tdeck5y ago

IDK I used an app like this and saved $14, so I was pretty happy. The trouble is that most people don't know about it.

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