Frequent Question: Can You Blur Faces in Lightroom?
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Just below the Adjustment Brush, you should see a dialog box appear with a variety of mask effect settings. Make sure that the Sharpness setting is set to -100 (the least amount of sharpness). Then, start drawing on your background with the Adjustment Brush and it will begin to blur.

Is there a blur tool in Lightroom?

While a lot of photographers will simply start scrubbing out the detail with the Photoshop “blur” tool, Lightroom actually has a tool for exactly this purpose, allowing you to add depth without destroying your background pixels.

How do you blur part of a picture in Lightroom?

How to Add Blur to Photos in Lightroom

  1. Select the photo you want to edit.
  2. Go to the Develop module.
  3. Choose the adjustment brush, radial filter, or graduated filter.
  4. Drop the Sharpness slider.
  5. Click and drag on the photo to create the blur.

25.01.2019

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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