Blur Background of a Photo – Portrait Effect

Blur the background of any photo for a portrait look — or blur a face or number plate. Drag the oval over your subject, free and private.

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Blur the background of a photo

Make your subject stand out with a soft, blurred background — the portrait mode look — even if your phone camera doesn't have it. Place the oval over a person, product, pet or plate of food, choose how strong the blur is and how soft the edge should be, and download the result at full resolution. Tick “Blur inside instead” toblur a face, number plate or address for privacy before sharing. Your photo never leaves your device.

How to use it

  1. Choose a photo.
  2. Drag the oval over the subject and resize it with the corner dot.
  3. Adjust blur strength and edge softness, then download.

Example

For a product photo of a handmade necklace on a cluttered table, place the oval around the necklace, set blur to about 20 and softness to 30 — the table disappears into a soft background and the necklace pops. To hide a vehicle number in a photo before posting, tick “Blur inside instead”. Then add your shop name with thewatermark tool, or fine-tune colours with photo filters.

Frequently asked questions

How does the background blur work?
You mark the subject with the oval, and everything outside it is blurred, with a soft feathered edge so the change looks natural — similar to the portrait mode on phone cameras.
Does it detect people automatically?
No. Automatic detection needs a large AI model, which would make the page slow to load on mobile data. Placing the oval yourself takes a few seconds and works for people, products, pets and food alike.
Can I blur only a small part instead?
Yes — tick “Blur inside instead” to blur just the area inside the oval, for example to hide a face, a number plate or an address.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The blur is applied in your browser and the photo stays on your device.

Photo Filters

Apply photo filters and adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, sepia and vignette — free, private and saved at full resolution.

Crop Image

Crop photos freely or to fixed ratios like 1:1 for DP, 4:5 for Instagram and 16:9 for thumbnails, then rotate or flip.

Add Watermark to Image

Add a text or logo watermark to one photo or many at once — choose position, tiled pattern, size and opacity. Download all as a ZIP, privately.

Passport Photo Maker

Make Indian passport and visa size photos and print-ready 4×6 sheets at 300 DPI, with a face guide and white background.

Image Compressor

Compress JPG, PNG and WebP photos to a target size like 50 KB or 100 KB — privately, right in your browser.

Image Resizer

Resize photos to exact pixels or a percentage, keep the aspect ratio, and download in JPG, PNG or WebP.