Thousands of snapshots are captured on our cell phones every day. However, it may be necessary to modify them to enhance an object or a person, to erase confidential data or to remove annoying details. For this, blurring seems to be the best option. But it is not a long calm river to find the solution to succeed an artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we will see together how to blur the background of a photo on your LG K40S .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your LG K40S . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo on LG K40S using an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your LG K40S

This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a while ago. With the technological progress of our phones, this function is now possible on the vast majority of cell phones. It will allow highlight the main subject of an image en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, there are several methods to blur the background of an image on your LG K40S.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your LG K40S before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your LG K40S can be interesting for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. To do this, several methods are available to you. Some Android versions of your LG K40S already have a basic a way to blur the background when you capture the snapshot . The utility of this technique is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to do any post-production operations or download an app. So, how to blur the background of a photo on your LG K40S:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and select the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. If this is not what happens, click on the effects icon on the right of the screen.
  • Select 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 change blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On several versions of your LG K40S, the procedure is not quite the same 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 LG K40S in post-production

It sometimes happens at times that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the adjustments you have made are not great. If so, you can still 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 shot with one of these modes, here's how to blur the background of your image on LG K40S in post-production using the 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 "
  • Select 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, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on your Android version and if you captured the snapshot without functionality , you can still blur the background on your LG K40S by applying this manipulation:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Choose image that you want to change.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the type of blur .
  • You should manually define 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 LG K40S with an application

In the event that the operations we have just shown you cannot be performed, you still have a solution. In this situation you will have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your LG K40S. The advantage of this manipulation 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 LG K40S, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however 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 LG K40S.
  • 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 type of blur among the many filters and effects. Then set its intensity .
  • To finish click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the LG K40S, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: LG K40S.