System and Method for Creating a Virtual Backdrop

A mobile device, comprising at least one processor configured to:

• receive a photo image of a subject taken for generating an identification document of the subject, the photo image including a foreground and a background, wherein the foreground includes the subject's face and the background does not include the subject's face;
• determine the background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention;
• mask the determined background from the photo image;
• and
• subsequently generate the portrait of the subject based on the photo image with the background masked.

A computer-readable medium comprising software instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the operations of:

• receiving a photo image of a subject taken for generating an identification document of the subject, the photo image including a foreground and a background, wherein the foreground includes the subject's face and the background does not include the subject's face;
• determining the background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention;
• masking the determined background from the photo image;
• and
• subsequently generating the portrait of the subject based on the photo image with the background masked.