Thousands of photos are taken every day on our cell phones. However, it may be necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a subject, hide confidential data or even to remove embarrassing details. To do this, blurring seems to be the best solution. But it is not always easy to find the solution to achieve artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we are going to discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your HTC Desire 21 pro .

To start we will find out solutions for blurring the background of an image with your HTC Desire 21 pro . Then we will find out, how does blurring a photo work on HTC Desire 21 pro using an app .

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Blur the background of a photo with your HTC Desire 21 pro

This background blur on a photo was until some time ago reserved for reflex cameras. With the technological progress of our devices, this function is now possible on most smartphones. It offers the possibility of highlight the main theme of an image en blurring artistically background details. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, several methods are available to you to blur the background of an image on your HTC Desire 21 pro.

Blur the background of a photo on your HTC Desire 21 pro before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your HTC Desire 21 pro can be useful to bring out the main subjects in the foreground. In order to do this, several methods are available to you. Some Android versions of your HTC Desire 21 pro already have this basic a way to blur the background the moment you take the shot . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . In fact, you won't need to do any post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. In this case, how to blur the background of a photo on your HTC Desire 21 pro:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your smartphone.
  • Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and select the feature » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects appears automatically. In the event that 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 then appears at the bottom of the screen to change the blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On some versions of your HTC Desire 21 pro, the handling is slightly different for blurring 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 a shot of your HTC Desire 21 pro in post-production

It sometimes happens that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you had made are not great. If so, you can always blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On some Android versions, this technique is only possible if your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode. In the event that you captured the shot with one of these modes, find out how to blur the background of your photo on HTC Desire 21 pro 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 "
  • Select the effect that you want to add to the background.
  • Adjust the focus slider of the background to be able to correct the desired blur intensity.
  • To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on the version of your Android and if you ever captured the snapshot without functionality , you can also blur the background on your HTC Desire 21 pro by applying this manipulation:

  • Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
  • Choose image that you want to touch up.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the kind of blur .
  • You must manually select the areas to blur .
  • Set the intensity of the blur with the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the snapshot with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your HTC Desire 21 pro using an application

On the assumption that the manipulations that we have just shown you cannot be carried out, you still have a solution. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your HTC Desire 21 pro. The advantage of this manipulation 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 HTC Desire 21 pro, 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 HTC Desire 21 pro.
  • 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 set its intensity .
  • Finally click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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