How do I blend out to white?

[enginestar]

thanks for the replies guys.

see this image:



i saw a youtube video... it showed to use colors -> adjust levels and choose white and then click on an empty area.
it's awesome. i get all white background.

The problem i have is that i have images i took pics of in an image box. somehow, i have like a shadow effect on the outside.
i dont want the shadow effect - i just want pure white.

sometimes, it's REALLY subtle and only shows up when i put on a white background!

i dont want to just brush out - i would rather have blend in (hope that makes sense!)

let me know what you think.

thanks.