Thousands of photos are taken every day on our smartphones. Nevertheless, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a person, to hide confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. To do this, blurring seems to be the best option. But it is not a long calm river to find the technique to succeed in 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 OnePlus Nord 2 .

First we will find out solutions for blurring the background of an image with your OnePlus Nord 2 . Then we will find out, how does blurring a photo work on OnePlus Nord 2 using an app .

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Blur the background of a photo using your OnePlus Nord 2

This background blur on a photo was still reserved for reflex cameras a few years ago. With the technological progress of our devices, this feature is now possible on most phones. It gives the opportunity to highlight the main theme of a photo en artistically blurring background details. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your phone, there are several methods available to you to blur the background of an image on your OnePlus Nord 2.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your OnePlus Nord 2 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your OnePlus Nord 2 can be useful to bring out the main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, several methods exist. Some Android versions of your OnePlus Nord 2 thus offer as standard a way to blur the background the moment you take the shot . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will not need to carry out post-production operations, nor need to download an application. So, how to blur the background of a photo on your OnePlus Nord 2:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and choose 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 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 some versions of your OnePlus Nord 2, the process is slightly different for blurring the background of a photo:

  • 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 OnePlus Nord 2 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 correct. If so, you can still 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. If you ever captured the shot with one of these modes, here is the procedure to follow to blur the background of your image on OnePlus Nord 2 in post-production via the phone settings:

  • See you in the Gallery from your phone.
  • Open the snapshot that you are trying to blur.
  • Press 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 in order to adjust the amount of blur you want.
  • To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on the version of your Android and in the event that you have captured the snapshot without functionality , you can still blur the background on your OnePlus Nord 2 by following this method:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Select image that you want to touch up.
  • Press the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the kind of blur .
  • You should manually select 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 OnePlus Nord 2 using an application

In the event that the operations we have just seen cannot be carried out, you still have one technique left. You will then need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your OnePlus Nord 2. The advantage of this method is that it offers the possibility of retouch any image on your 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 OnePlus Nord 2, the best application is " Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, nonetheless, 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 OnePlus Nord 2.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Select 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 .
  • To finish click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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