Thousands of photos are taken on our phones every day. Despite everything, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a subject, to erase private data or to remove embarrassing details. For this, blurring seems to be the right 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 discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo works on HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite using an app .

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Blur the background of a photo using your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite

This background blur in a photo was only usable a few years ago by owners of SLR cameras. Thanks to technological advances in our android devices, this function is now possible on most smartphones. It allows to highlight the main theme of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, several procedures exist to blur the background of an image on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite.

Blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite can be helpful in bringing out the main subjects in the foreground. To do this, several techniques are available to you. Some Android versions of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite offer basic a way to blur the background the moment you take the shot . The advantage of this option is that it is Fast . In fact, you will neither need to carry out post-production operations, nor need to download an application. So, how to blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite:

  • 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. In the event that that doesn't work, tap the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Choose the effect » Flou  "" Whirlwind  " or " Zoom  »Depending on the desired blur effect.
  • An adjustment bar then appears at the bottom of the screen to change the blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On some versions of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, the handling is slightly different to blur the background of a photo:

  • 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite in post-production

There may be 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 still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On some Android versions, this solution is only possible in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode. If you have ever captured the shot with one of these modes, learn how to blur the background of your image on HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite in post-production with the help of smartphone settings:

  • See you in the Gallery from your smartphone.
  • 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 background to correct 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 in the event that you captured the snapshot without functionality , you can still blur the background on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite by following this method:

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

Blur the background of a photo of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite using an application

In the event that the manipulations we have just shown you cannot be carried out, you still have one technique left. In this situation you will have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite. The advantage of this method is that it offers the possibility of 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, but 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite.
  • 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 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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