Both of these have their own pros and cons
Even if the curser doesnt then wipe all the now measly minions from the cursees board, it becomes so much easier for anyone else at the table to destroy them, not to mention just attacking
Im not and have never been an MTG judge, but you can sit back and enjoy this summary of how to use the level up mechanic (insert Super Mushroom sound)
You want even, natural light on a plain, dark, non-reflective background and your own photos, and you definitely shouldnt use a stock image pulled from Google
But if you change this with something like Opalescence (or are using the Faceless One), then your background commander would be affected and could be targeted by anything that says commander creature. Most of the cards that refer to commander creatures instead of just commanders are background cards themselves
Buying yourself two more copies is pretty cheap and adds more consistency