# How to hide your child's face before posting a photo

> Prepare family and school photos for sharing by reviewing faces, names, location clues and the audience before you post.


A first day at school or a birthday party is worth remembering. Posting the photograph is a separate choice. You can keep the memory without publishing every child's face, name or school.

Before editing, decide who the post is for and whether the people in the picture are comfortable with it. When a child can express a preference, involve them. For someone else's child, ask the responsible adult rather than assuming their sharing preference matches yours.

Australia's eSafety Commissioner encourages families to consider children's privacy when sharing images online. See its [child privacy guidance](https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/privacy-child) for broader context.

## Start with the people in the whole frame

Open the photo in [BlurFaces for children's photos](https://blurfaces.app/blur-kids-faces). Review every detected face, including children behind the main subject. Check reflections, partial faces and children looking sideways. Use Add face when the detector misses someone. Small automatic regions under 100 source pixels in either dimension are skipped.

Toggle coverage off only for people you have agreed to show. You can move and resize a box so it covers the intended area. A detection outline alone is not the finished privacy edit; review the actual effect in the image.

## Choose coverage that fits the picture

Pixelation is the default. Blur can preserve a softer look; Block gives opaque rectangular coverage. Emoji can suit a casual family post, but its curved shape may leave facial details visible at the edges. Check the final result rather than judging only the size of the box.

No effect guarantees that a child is unrecognisable. A distinctive costume, school uniform or familiar room can still identify them. If the scene itself reveals too much, choose another photo.

## Review school and home details

Look for name tags, class labels, school logos, street numbers and documents on a table. A manual rectangle can cover a specific detail such as a name badge. Check the caption for names, school information and routines as well.

Do this before selecting a public audience. Sharing to a smaller group is a different decision from publishing to an open account, and relatives may need a clear request about reposting.

## Export the copy you intend to share

Download the finished image. BlurFaces preserves the original oriented dimensions and does not copy source metadata into the export. Reopen the download and make sure you did not select the unedited original when attaching it to Instagram or another service.

Review the platform's audience and tagging options before posting; labels and menus can change. The editor does not control account visibility or prevent recipients from saving a picture. For a larger group photo, use the [school event guide](https://blurfaces.app/guides/school-event-photo-sharing).

## Try it in BlurFaces

1. Agree which children can appear and who will receive the photo.
2. Open the photo in BlurFaces and review every detected face box.
3. Cover missed faces or name badges with Add face, then check the chosen effect.
4. Download the edited copy and review the photo, caption and audience before posting.

[Open the photo editor](https://blurfaces.app/blur-kids-faces)

## Keep reading

- [A careful workflow for school and sports event photos](https://blurfaces.app/guides/school-event-photo-sharing.md)
- [A photo privacy checklist before you post](https://blurfaces.app/guides/photo-privacy-checklist.md)
- [Using emoji to cover a face: check the gaps](https://blurfaces.app/guides/emoji-face-coverage.md)

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