Thousands of photos are captured on our phones every day. Nevertheless, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a subject, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. In this setting, blurring seems to be the right option. But it is not always easy to find the solution for successful artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will see together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A40s .
To begin with we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy A40s . Then we will see, how to blur a photo on Samsung Galaxy A40s with an application .
Blur the background of a photo with your Samsung Galaxy A40s
This background blur on a photo was until some time ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. With the technological progress of our phones, this functionality is now possible on the majority of cell phones. It will give the possibility of highlight the main subject of a photo en blurring artistically details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, there are several methods available to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy A40s.
Blur the background of a snapshot of your Samsung Galaxy A40s before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A40s can be interesting for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. There are several ways to do this. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy A40s are therefore original a way to blur the background when you capture the image . The usefulness of this option is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will neither need to do post-production operations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A40s:
- 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 this is not the case, tap 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 then appears at the bottom of the screen to adjust blur level that you wish.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On a number of versions of your Samsung Galaxy A40s, the process 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 a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A40s in post-production
It can sometimes happen that the result obtained does not suit you 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 a certain number of Android versions, this technique is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. In the event that you have captured the image with one of these modes, here is the procedure to blur the background of your photo on Samsung Galaxy A40s in post-production using the settings of the mobile phone :
- See you in the Gallery from your mobile phone.
- Open image that you are trying 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 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 whether you captured the image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy A40s by following this solution:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Select image that you want to touch up.
- Click on the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur .
- You should manually select the areas to blur .
- Set the intensity of the blur thanks to the focus adjustment bar.
- Save the image with the changes.
Blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A40s with an application
If the operations we have just seen cannot be carried out, you still have a solution. You will then have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A40s. The advantage of this solution is that it will allow 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 Samsung Galaxy A40s, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, however it does this 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 Samsung Galaxy A40s.
- Allow the app to access your Gallery .
- Choose 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 .
- Finally click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
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