How to Turn Off Auto Enhance for Blogger Photos

When you upload images to Blogger, be aware of the changes between the images you upload to your computer and the way they appear on Blogger. If you see darkening of the image itself, especially in the light areas of the image, you are seeing the result of Blogger's auto-optimize feature.

This Blogger auto-enhance feature is included in the service and is designed to give your photos a more professional look. It works by smoothing out dull photos and removing all the blemishes from your selfies so you can look your best. However, you may find that not all photos you upload need to undergo this optimization. It can even make your website boring or outdated by making white images look gray.

The first image is automatically optimized, while the second is not.

Disable automatic image optimization in Google Plus

Luckily, there's a way to customize these settings so you can turn them on and off as you see fit. You might be surprised to learn that the root cause of this change is actually Google Uploader and your decision to link your Google+ and Blogger accounts.

Step 1: Sign in to your Google account

Blogger is just one of the many services that make up the Google advertising network. When the company launched Google+, these Blogger auto-optimization features were included when changes were made to Google's download service. The same changes occur when you add photos from your library to Picasa. The good thing about Google is that you can adjust your settings from one central point by logging into your Google account.

To disable automatic optimization, go to your Blogger dashboard and click your icon in the top right, then click the blue View Profile button (if you're not using Google+, click Account Settings). You will now be taken to your Google+ profile or Settings.

Step 2: Find the extension settings

Once you've opened your Google account, locate the 'Profile' tab in the top left corner of the page > go to 'Settings' or, if you're using a Blogger profile, click the 'Change settings' link under 'Google+ settings' . A menu of 'Photos and Videos' options will appear, including 'Show location…' and 'Allow visitors to download my photos…'. Find the "Auto-optimize" header in from the list and select the "Off" option to disable this feature.

Step 3: Optimize your uploaded photos automatically

All images that you upload from now on will not be subject to this automatic optimization function on Blogger; However, this doesn't delete the downloaded photos. If you want to edit the photos uploaded so far, follow these steps: In the same panel, click on the Photos tab, which will take you to each blog's album > Click on the blog for which you want to turn off autogrowth and press the Down arrow key > scroll to the Auto-Correction options and select Off.

Notice the results?

Since the auto-optimize feature is now disabled, you may see different results when downloading. Please note that this change will affect all Google services such as Google+ and YouTube. You can re-enable this feature at any time by repeating the steps listed above and re-checking the Account Settings box. When done, turn it off. By understanding these changes, you can decide for yourself which photos you want to improve and which you don't.