(1) If you see 'holes' in the background image or the image is not stable, see (0) If you cannot add a snapshot or video to make your own backdrop, see You don't specify what's wrong, but here are a couple of other common problem solutions: Perhaps you are not stepping out of the picture until you see the the “Background Detected” message? Every time I use the Photo booth and tried to use the backdrop effects, it does not work. I've been having problems using the backdrops effects on my Macbook Pro.