diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 21e01c4..6a591b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 media/item_photos/*
 media/adminfiles/*
 media/cache/*
+static/photo_uploads/*
 static/item_photos/*
 static/adminfiles/*
 static/cache/*
diff --git a/batiskaf/jinja2_ext/thumbnails.py b/batiskaf/jinja2_ext/thumbnails.py
index 0576cbb..4a43e1a 100644
--- a/batiskaf/jinja2_ext/thumbnails.py
+++ b/batiskaf/jinja2_ext/thumbnails.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ from easy_thumbnails.files import get_thumbnailer
 
 def thumbnail(img, size='420x420'):
     weight, height = size.split('x')
-    options = {'size': (int(weight), int(height))}
+    options = {'size': (int(weight), int(height)), 'background': '#fff'}
     return get_thumbnailer(img).get_thumbnail(options)
diff --git a/batiskaf/settings.py b/batiskaf/settings.py
index 1f23a62..dab9ff7 100644
--- a/batiskaf/settings.py
+++ b/batiskaf/settings.py
@@ -237,3 +237,8 @@ if DEBUG:
 GRAPPELLI_ADMIN_TITLE = 'Батискаф'
 GRAPPELLI_SWITCH_USER = True
 GRAPPELLI_CLEAN_INPUT_TYPES = False
+
+THUMBNAIL_PROCESSORS = (
+    'easy_thumbnails.processors.scale_and_crop',
+    'easy_thumbnails.processors.background',
+)