How to Easily Blur Anything in Photoshop

In this quick tutorial, we’re going to be adding blur to a selected section of a photo, this can be used if want to hide personal information or make someone anonymous.

Step 1: First, select the Marquee Tool, located in the Tool Bar or accessed by pressing M on the keyboard.

Step 2: Choose the area you would like to blur. For this example, I’m using a licence plate. A rectangular outline will appear on the selected region.

Step 3: Go to Filter, and then select Blur. Then choose Gaussian Blur. A menu will appear on your screen, where you can control the blur options. Change the settings and preview how the blur effect appears on the screen.

Step 4: Adjust the radius until the selection is blurred out.

Step 5: When you see the desired effect on the screen, click on OK. You can now save this new blurred image. To deselect the box press Command / Ctrl D

Congrats, You’re Done! If you have any requests for tutorials please let me know below.