Thousands of photos are taken every day on our smartphones. Nevertheless, it may be necessary to modify them to highlight an object or a subject, to hide 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 solution to achieve artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we will see together how to blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro . Then we will find out, how does blurring a photo work on HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro using an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro

This background blur on a photo was until some time ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. With the technological progress of our android devices, this function is now possible on most phones. It will give the possibility of highlight the main theme of an image en blurring artistically background details. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, several solutions can be applied to blur the background of an image on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro.

Blur the background of an image of your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro can be useful to highlight the main subjects in the foreground. In order to do this, several ways of doing it are offered to you. Some Android versions of your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro thus offer basic a way to blur the background when you capture the photo . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will neither need to perform post-production manipulations nor need to download an application. So what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro:

  • 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 is displayed automatically. If that doesn't work, tap 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 adjust blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On several versions of your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro, the procedure is slightly different to blur the background of an image:

  • Open your application Camera .
  • Choose the feature " Live focus   "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
  • Set the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.

Blur the background of an image of your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro in post-production

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

On several Android versions, this solution is only possible if 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 shot on HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro in post-production with the help of the smartphone settings:

  • See you in the Gallery from your smartphone.
  • Open the photo that you want to blur.
  • Press 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 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 if you ever captured the photo without functionality , you can also blur the background on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro by applying this technique:

  • Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
  • Select image that you want to change.
  • Press the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Choose the kind of blur .
  • You must manually select 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 HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro using an application

In the event that the manipulations we have just discovered cannot be carried out, you still have a solution. In this situation you will need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro. The advantage of this technique is that it allows 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 40 Pro, the best application is " Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, nevertheless, 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 40 Pro.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Choose 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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