Thousands of pictures are taken every day on our phones. However, it may be necessary to retouch them to enhance an object or subject, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. In this context, blurring seems to be the best solution. But it is not always easy to find the technique to achieve artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will see together how to blur the background of a photo on your Alcatel 1V .

To start we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Alcatel 1V . Then we will find out, how does the blurring of a photo work on Alcatel 1V with an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Alcatel 1V

This background blur in a photo was only usable a few years ago by owners of SLR cameras. With the technical progress of our Android devices, this function is now possible on the vast majority of smartphones. It gives the opportunity to highlight the main theme of an image en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, several procedures are available to you to blur the background of an image on your Alcatel 1V.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your Alcatel 1V before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Alcatel 1V can be interesting for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. For this, several techniques are available to you. Some Android versions of your Alcatel 1V thus offer by default a way to blur the background the moment you capture the photo . The utility of this technique is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to perform any post-production manipulation, nor need to download an application. So what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Alcatel 1V:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and choose the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. If it doesn't work, click on the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Choose 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 set the blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On a certain number of versions of your Alcatel 1V, the procedure is not quite the same to blur the background of an image:

  • Open your application Camera .
  • Click on the " Live focus   "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
  • Adjust the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.

Blur the background of a photo of your Alcatel 1V 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 still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On a number of Android versions, this technique is only possible in the event that your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. If you captured the photo with one of these modes, here is the procedure to blur the background of your photo on Alcatel 1V in post-production with the help of mobile phone settings:

  • See you in the Gallery from your mobile phone.
  • Open the photo that you are trying to blur.
  • Click on " Change background effect  "Or "Adjust background blur "
  • Choose the effect that you want to add to the background.
  • Adjust the focus slider of the background to be able to adjust the amount of blur you want.
  • To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on your Android version and in the event that you captured the photo without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Alcatel 1V by applying this technique:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Select image that you want to change.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Choose the type of blur .
  • You should manually define the areas to blur .
  • Set the intensity of the blur thanks to the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the photo with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your Alcatel 1V with an application

In the event that the manipulations we have just discovered cannot be done, you still have a technique. In this situation you will have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Alcatel 1V. The advantage of this technique is that it offers the possibility of retouch any image on your mobile phone.

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 Alcatel 1V, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, nevertheless as a result it does 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 Alcatel 1V.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Click on the image you want to blur.
  • Click on the option » Edit "
  • Choose the area to blur or the background, the type of blur among the many filters and effects. Then set its intensity .
  • Finally click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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