To be honest I still do not quite understand.
How far have you got with your photo ? Is it just as far as opening it in Gimp or have you already done something ?
Why start with a new blank canvas ? Is that where the transparency is involved. You can reset it so it uses the background (BG) colour.
Then are you adding the photograph using File -> Open as Layers Nothing wrong with that but is it what you want ?
Try this one minute example, it is just the above. https://i.imgur.com/fCGHtBI.mp4
Do you just want the photograph on its own then just use File -> Open like this https://i.imgur.com/JH2zlpj.mp4
Bad time again, closing down for the night.
How far have you got with your photo ? Is it just as far as opening it in Gimp or have you already done something ?
Quote: ...if i start on a blank screen (new) then load a photo it comes on as your photo above..
Why start with a new blank canvas ? Is that where the transparency is involved. You can reset it so it uses the background (BG) colour.
Then are you adding the photograph using File -> Open as Layers Nothing wrong with that but is it what you want ?
Try this one minute example, it is just the above. https://i.imgur.com/fCGHtBI.mp4
Do you just want the photograph on its own then just use File -> Open like this https://i.imgur.com/JH2zlpj.mp4
Bad time again, closing down for the night.