HOW TO SET BLACK OR WHITE BACKGROUND TO YOUR IMAGE IN PHOTOSHOP

1. Launch adobe photoshop if you don't have the application, download the latest version here
2. Navigate to file menu, open then browse the directory where your image is. You can also drag and drop the image to the canvas directly.
3. use the quick selection tool to select the part of the image you want to trim until the part is selected according to your desire.
4. you can also use the magic wand tool, though it doesn't select as neatly as quick selection.
5. if quick selection doesn't work well with the image , use  lasso tools; magnetic, lasso, and polygonal lasso to select .whichever suits you best
6. click on select menu and select inverse. 
7. use the command CTRL +X to cut the inverse, make sure to set the background color to either black or white, whichever you want.

1. If you selected a white background from the color pallete, you end up with a white background of your image.
2. to make it better, zoom the image and use the  marquee tool  to select the area to rub and use the rubber tool to rub the parts that are not okay.
3. Change the rubber size to fit the part that is being rubbed
4. n there you go, you can now set your whatsapp profile pic