Privacy guides and workflows

Published Pixlery guides and step-by-step workflows for this topic.

Guide

How to redact an image before sharing

Choose the visual treatment based on what the hidden detail means: blur and pixelation hide appearance, while solid redaction replaces sensitive pixels.

Guide

How to blur a face in a photo for privacy

Use local automatic face detection to suggest editable Blur regions, then review the full frame for missed faces, reflections, and other identifying clues.

Guide

Automatic face blur online: blur or pixelate faces in photos

Pixlery can suggest face regions locally after you click Auto-detect faces. The regions remain editable, so you can review a group photo, switch between Blur and Pixelate, or add manual coverage before exporting.

Guide

What is EXIF metadata in photos?

EXIF is hidden data embedded in many camera and phone exports—camera model, capture time, and sometimes GPS. It travels with the file until you remove it.

Guide

Passport and ID photo sizes explained

Countries and agencies use different pixel, millimeter, and inch requirements. Pixlery covers common sizes at 300 DPI—never assume one export fits every application.

Guide

What is HEIC and when should you convert it?

HEIC keeps phone photos small, but many upload forms still expect JPG or PNG. Convert only when the destination cannot accept the original file.

Workflow

Prepare multiple social media images from one source

Choose the placements first, refine each crop separately, then export one ZIP and inspect every platform's final upload preview.

Workflow

Watermark images for brand protection

Watermarks deter casual reuse of portfolio, product, and social assets. Batch text or logo marks, then remove metadata from copies you publish.

Workflow

Make a passport photo at home

You do not need a studio booth for a usable starting point. This workflow keeps capture, editing, and export steps explicit so you can compare against your agency’s checklist.

Workflow

Convert iPhone HEIC photos for upload

When a website rejects an iPhone photo, convert it to JPG first, then compress or resize only if the destination has a file-size limit.

Workflow

Make a photo strip for Instagram Stories

Turn a few event, travel, or friend photos into one vertical strip that is easy to share in Stories without uploading the originals.

Workflow

Make a photo booth strip at home

You need a browser, decent light, and about ten minutes. Online Photo Booth handles countdown capture, template framing, and export— including a print sheet when you want physical copies.

Workflow

How to batch process images for the web

Use one local workflow to resize a group of website images, choose a practical format, check real file sizes, and export predictable names before uploading.