Have you ever been in a situation where you had a perfect photo to share online, but one detail was holding you back? Perhaps the appearance of a face that should remain private? Or maybe you just wanted to direct attention to a specific part of the image?
These dilemmas are common in today's digital age. Fortunately, there is an easy solution and for free which does not require no software downloads or installations.
In this article, we will guide you step by step to be able to easily blur face in photo with simple steps.
Why Blur a Face in a Photo?
Privacy is a major concern when posting photos on digital platforms like Facebook, Instagram or even your personal blog. Let's take the example of a family party where everyone had fun and you captured wonderful memories. You are eager to share these moments on your Facebook profile, but one of the participants prefers to remain discreet on the Internet.
In this situation, blurring this person's face can be a simple and effective solution to respect their choice and their right to privacy while sharing your happiness with others.
In addition to privacy, blurring can serve creative and artistic purposes. Consider a street photographer who captures an interesting scene, highlighting an old lady feeding pigeons in a park.
However, the background is filled with passers-by which distracts from the main scene. Blurring the faces of passersby or even the entire background can help focus the viewer's attention on the old lady and her calming relationship with the pigeons, adding depth to the visual storytelling.
How to blur a face in a photo online
Blurring a face in a photo online is a simple process with tools like Canva. This is because this online graphic design service offers an easy-to-use blur feature that anyone can use, even without special graphic design skills.
Here are the steps to follow to blur a face with Canva:
- Go to the Canva site and choose Create a design in the upper right corner of the window. A drop-down list appears, select Poster (Portrait – 91,44 * 121,92 CM).
- Once you have chosen your design, select Import in the left pane. Then upload the photo containing the face you want to blur, uploading it either from your local device, Dropbox, Google Drive, Facebook or Instagram.
- Once the photo has been uploaded and added to your design, click Edit photo in the toolbar at the top.
- Then you will need to revert to the previous version of the photo editor. To do this, simply find the link at the bottom of the screen, as shown in the image below, and click on it.
- In the left pane, scroll until you find the tool Flou.
- The “Blur” tool offers three options: Cars, Flou et Restore. Select Flou.
- Three sliders allow you to adjust different aspects of the blur effect: Intensity, Diffusion et brush size. Once the parameters have been adjusted to your liking, you can to paint the area you want to blur by holding down the left mouse button.
- Once you release the mouse button, the area you selected will become blurry. Repeat the process as many times as necessary until you achieve the desired result.
With Canva, you can precisely control which part of the photo is blurred and to what degree, providing great flexibility and ease of use.
Conclusion
And here we are, we arrive at the end of our journey! As you can see, blurring a person's face in a photo is not complicated. With the right online tools and a handful of minutes, you can not only respect people's privacy, but also add a creative touch to your images.
Whether it's to share a precious moment without violating someone's privacy or to highlight a particular subject in a cluttered scene, the blur technique proves to be an effective and easy-to-implement solution.
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Happy photo editing to you!