Laravel Intervention Image place to square for instagram(fill background, vertical or horizontal align a image) plus blur option.

ImageToInstagramController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;


class AdminController extends Controller
{
    public function imageFillToSquare(Request $request){
		$data = $request->all();

		$image = \Image::make(base_path($data['src']));
		$image_height = $image->height();
		$image_width = $image->width();

		if($image_height > $image_width) {
			$is_vertical = true;
		} else if($image_height < $image_width) {
			$is_vertical = false;
		} else {
			return $image->response();
		}

		$max_size = $is_vertical ? $image_height : $image_width;

		$canvas = \Image::canvas($max_size, $max_size);

		$image->backup();
		if(isset($data['blur_fill']) && $data['blur_fill'])
			#recomended use Imagick driver
			$canvas->fill($image->blur($data['blur_fill']));
		else
			$canvas->fill('#ffffff');
		$image->reset();

		$canvas->insert($image->encode('data-url'), 'center');

		return $canvas->response();
    }
}

I like this a lot! I had a similar application whereby I had to center an image on a canvas. Now I have a new application that needs exactly this to crop the image as well, so that I always end up with square blocks. Your gist inspired me to publish my gist: https://gist.github.com/eugenevdm/b2b4019014fe3e88f1c5acce6740ab69