UIBlurEffect *blurEffect = [UIBlurEffect effectWithStyle:UIBlurEffectStyleLight];
    UIVisualEffectView *blurView = [[UIVisualEffectView alloc] initWithEffect:blurEffect];
    blurView.frame = myView.bounds;
    [myView addSubview:blurView];

-(UIImage *)convertToBlurImage:(UIImage *)image{
    CIFilter *gaussianBlurFilter = [CIFilter filterWithName:@"CIGaussianBlur"];
    [gaussianBlurFilter setDefaults];
    CIImage *inputImage = [CIImage imageWithCGImage:[image CGImage]];
    [gaussianBlurFilter setValue:inputImage forKey:kCIInputImageKey];
    [gaussianBlurFilter setValue:@5 forKey:kCIInputRadiusKey];
    CIImage *outputImage = [gaussianBlurFilter outputImage];
    CIContext *context   = [CIContext contextWithOptions:nil];
    CGImageRef cgimg     = [context createCGImage:outputImage fromRect:[inputImage extent]];  // note, use input image extent if you want it the same size, the output image extent is larger
    UIImage *convertedImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:cgimg];
    return convertedImage;
}