Get the Image You Want: Essential Photoshop Editing Techniques

Problem : Solution Improve blurring in compressed web images

Problem: The Blur option in the Save For Web dialog box produces less than stellar results

Solution: Use selective blurring.

Image compression can be a tricky thing; after all, you want the best quality and the lowest file size possible. That alone is a contradiction in terms. However, people do it all the time using various techniques. Granted, blurring an image isn't usually the way to go, but depending on the image, it can be a legitimate solution to reducing the size of a file. Let's ...