Thousands of photos are captured every day on our phones. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to modify them to highlight an object or a person, to hide private data or to remove embarrassing details. In this context, blurring seems to be the right option. But it is not always easy to find the technique to succeed in artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 .
First we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Google Pixel 6 . Then we'll see, how does blurring a photo work on google pixel 6 with an app .
Blur the background of a photo with your Google Pixel 6
This background blur on a photo was not so long ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. With the technological progress of our devices, this feature is now possible on the majority of phones. It will allow highlight the main subject of an image en artistically blurring background details. We will now discover that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, several methods exist to blur the background of an image on your Google Pixel 6.
Blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6 can be useful for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. There are several techniques for this. Some Android versions of your Google Pixel 6 thus have basic a way to blur the background the moment you capture the snapshot . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will neither need to do post-production operations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6:
- Open the app » Camera From your smartphone.
- Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and choose the function » Portrait mode "
- The list of effects is displayed automatically. In the event that this is not what happens, 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 then appears at the bottom of the screen to adjust blur level that you want.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On some versions of your Google Pixel 6, the approach is slightly different to blur the background of a snapshot:
- 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 an image of your Google Pixel 6 in post-production
It is possible at times that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not correct. If so, you can always blur the background of your photo even after taking it .
On a number of Android versions, this solution is only possible if your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode. If you ever took the shot with one of these modes, here is the procedure to follow to blur the background of your photo on Google Pixel 6 in post-production with the help of the mobile phone settings:
- See you in the Gallery from your mobile phone.
- Open the snapshot that you want 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 in order to adjust the amount of blur you want.
- To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.
Depending on the version of your Android and if you ever took the picture without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Google Pixel 6 by applying this technique:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Select image that you want to change.
- Click on the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur .
- You must manually define the areas to blur .
- Set the intensity of the blur thanks to the focus adjustment bar.
- Save the snapshot with the changes.
Blur the background of a photo of your Google Pixel 6 with an application
In the event that the operations we have just discovered cannot be carried out, you still have one technique left. You will then need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Google Pixel 6. The advantage of this technique is that it allows you to 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 Google Pixel 6, the best application is " Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, but all of a sudden 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 6.
- 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 .
- To finish click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
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