Thousands of photos are captured on our phones every day. However, it may be necessary to improve them to highlight an object or a subject, to hide private data or to remove annoying details. In this setting, blurring seems to be the right option. But it is not always easy to find the technique to achieve artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Nokia 6 .

First we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Nokia 6 . Then we'll see, how to blur a photo on Nokia 6 with an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Nokia 6

This background blur in a photo was not so long ago reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological advancement of our devices, this functionality is now possible on the vast majority of cell phones. It gives the opportunity to highlight the main subject of an image en blurring artistically details of the background. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, several procedures can be applied to blur the background of an image on your Nokia 6.

Blur the background of a photo of your Nokia 6 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Nokia 6 can be useful for bringing out main subjects in the foreground. In order to do this, several methods are available to you. Some Android versions of your Nokia 6 have by default a way to blur the background when you capture the photo . The advantage of this solution is that it is Fast . In fact, you won't need to do any post-production operations or download an application. In this situation, what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Nokia 6:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your smartphone.
  • Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and choose the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed 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  »According to the desired blur effect.
  • An adjustment bar is then displayed at the bottom of the screen to adjust blur level that you wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On a certain number of versions of your Nokia 6, the procedure is not quite the same to blur the background of a snapshot:

  • Open your application Camera .
  • Select the feature " 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 Nokia 6 in post-production

It is possible at times that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not correct. In this case, you can always blur the background of your photo even after taking it .

On some Android versions, this technique is only possible in the event that your photo was taken with “Portrait Mode” or “Live Focus” mode. If you took the picture in one of these modes, find out how to blur the background of your image on Nokia 6 in post-production via the settings of the mobile phone:

  • Go to the Gallery from your mobile phone.
  • Open the photo that you are trying 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 of the background to be able to adjust the amount of blur you want.
  • To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on the version of your Android and in the event that you have taken the photo without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Nokia 6 by following this procedure:

  • 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 define the areas to blur .
  • Set the intensity of the blur with the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the photo with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your Nokia 6 with an application

If ever the operations we have just shown you cannot be carried out, you still have a technique. You will then need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Nokia 6. The advantage of this procedure 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 Nokia 6, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, however as a result it does 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 Nokia 6.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Select 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 adjust its intensity .
  • To finish click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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