tool · beta · on-device
Six preset looks — Lifted, Pasted, Sharp, Long, Glow, No tilt — plus full shadow controls (X/Y offset, blur, opacity, color), padding, jaunty tilt, paper colors. The mockup move every designer needs without booting Figma. For full mockup compositing, grab a proper app.
Casting the shadow…
Casting the shadow…
where a shadow earns its keep
for portfolios
Designer portfolio pages live and die on photo presentation. A subtle Lifted shadow on a paper-cream background makes the photo feel curated. Drop the result straight into a Notion portfolio, a Cargo site, or a printed PDF.
for moodboards
Pinterest pins with the Pasted preset (8° tilt, soft shadow, paper background) get repinned more — they read as 'I curated this' rather than 'I uploaded this'. Run a hero photo through here, drop straight onto a board, watch the saves.
for ig
IG square posts with a tilted photo on kraft paper read as 'analog' even though everything is digital. Pasted preset + kraft background + 4-degree tilt + heavy shadow. Stop scroll, get saves.
for editorial
Magazine spreads use generous white space and a single perfectly-shadowed hero photo. Lifted preset on a pure white background, padding cranked to 25%. The photo reads as 'editorial', not 'phone shot'.
for ecommerce
Flat-design product photography uses long, hard-edged shadows pointing diagonally. Long preset (terracotta-tinted, no blur, 12° offset) gives that art-direction-aware feel without expensive set lighting.
for stickers
Run a transparent-bg cutout (from Background Remover) through here with the Sharp preset and ink color. The hard-edged shadow turns the cutout into a sticker — looks die-cut, ready to print on sticker paper.
in case you're wondering
No. The shadow renders on a canvas in your browser. Your photo never touches our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all.
Lifted is the standard 'floating photo' look — soft, centered, slightly downward shadow. Pasted adds tilt for the scrapbook feel. Sharp uses a hard, no-blur shadow for graphic design. Long is a 45° flat-design shadow. Glow uses a colored, centered halo. No tilt removes everything decorative.
Pick the Transparent background in the side panel. The export becomes a PNG with the photo + shadow on transparent — perfect for layering onto a custom background in another design tool.
Soft shadows reproduce well in print at 300 DPI. Hard-edged shadows (Sharp preset, blur=0) print exceptionally well — they're effectively flat color blocks. Subtle shadows under 30% opacity may be lost on uncoated cream paper; bump to 40%+ if printing on warm stock.
Source photo dimensions plus the padding around it. So a 4000×3000 photo with 15% padding becomes ~4900×3900. The shadow is rendered in the padding area; if you crank padding low, the shadow may clip at the edges of the canvas.
Yes — drag opacity to 0 and the shadow disappears, but the tilt still applies. Useful for the 'tilted photo on paper' look without any drop shadow at all.
now what?
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Caption the floated piece for a portfolio page.
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Place the floated piece inside a paper mat for print.
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Reframe the mockup as a Pinterest pin.
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Crop wide for a portfolio banner.
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Crop the subject to a circle before floating.
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OpenDrop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenDrop a word behind your subject, magazine-cover style.
OpenNine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenTri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenComic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPhoto to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenMap photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenMake real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenSunset, lomo red, golden hour — bleed light into corners.
OpenVHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenConvert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenBrightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenAny photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenFour photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenTwo photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPaper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenCircle, heart, star, arch — pick a cookie cutter.
OpenGreetings caption, faux stamp, postmark, paper texture.
OpenDrop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenX, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenHandwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenStick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenLED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenCorner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenHearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenSquare for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenMirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpeniPhone photos that open on everything.
OpenHide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenRemove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenSmaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenPull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenPrint-ready QR for menus, invites, journals, vCards.
OpenEyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
OpenFor real mockups →
For multi-photo mockups, device frames, perspective transforms, and brand-system deliverables — Figma, Sketch, or Affinity Designer handle that scope.