Thousands of snapshots are captured on our cell phones every day. However, it may be necessary to improve them to highlight an object or a subject, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. For this, blurring seems to be the right option. But finding the technique to achieve artistic blurring is not a long easy process. This is the reason why in this article we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 4 .
To start we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Google Pixel 4 . Then we will find out, how blur a photo works on Google Pixel 4 using an app .
Blur the background of a photo with your Google Pixel 4
This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a while ago. Thanks to technological advances in our android devices, this function is now possible on most smartphones. It will give the possibility of highlight the main theme of an image en blurring artistically the details of the background. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, there are several solutions available to you to blur the background of an image on your Google Pixel 4.
Blur the background of a snapshot of your Google Pixel 4 before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 4 can be interesting for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. For this, several methods are available to you. Some Android versions of your Google Pixel 4 have basic a way to blur the background the moment you take the picture . The usefulness of this solution is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to run post-production operations or download an app. So, how to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 4:
- Open the app » Camera From your smartphone.
- Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and select the feature » Portrait mode "
- The list of effects appears automatically. If that doesn't work, tap the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
- Select the effect » Flou "" Whirlwind " or " Zoom »According to the desired blur effect.
- An adjustment bar appears after that at the bottom of the screen to change the blur level that you wish.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On a number of versions of your Google Pixel 4, the process is not quite the same to blur the background of a snapshot:
- Open your application Camera .
- Click on the " Live focus "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
- Set the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.
Blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 4 in post-production
It can sometimes happen that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not correct. In this case, you can always blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .
On a number of Android versions, this technique is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. If you have captured the image with one of these modes, learn how to blur the background of your photo on Google Pixel 4 in post-production using smartphone settings:
- See you in the Gallery from your smartphone.
- Open image that you want to blur.
- Click on " Change background effect "Or "Adjust background blur "
- Select the effect that you want to add to the background.
- Adjust the focus slider of the background in order to adjust the amount of blur you want.
- To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.
Depending on your Android version and assuming you captured the image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Google Pixel 4 by applying this solution:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Select image that you want to change.
- Click on the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blur .
- You should manually select the areas to blur .
- Set the intensity of the blur thanks to the focus adjustment bar.
- Save the image with the changes.
Blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 4 using an application
In the event that the operations we have just seen cannot be carried out, you still have one technique left. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 4. The advantage of this solution is that it will allow you to retouch any image on your smartphone.
There are many applications, but for a rendering almost as qualitative as with a reflex camera, and not having to change the resolution of the photos on your Google Pixel 4, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however therefore it does it very well. It also obtains one of the best marks (4, 7/5).
To use it:
- Download application on the Google Play Store of your Google Pixel 4.
- Allow the app to access your Gallery .
- Click on the image you want to blur.
- Click on the option » Edit "
- Select the area to blur or the background, the kind of blur among the many filters and effects. Then adjust its intensity .
- Finally click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Google Pixel 4, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4.
