Thousands of photos are taken on our cell phones every day. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to improve them to highlight an object or a subject, to hide confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. To do this, blurring seems to be the best solution. But it is not always easy to find the technique to achieve artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article you will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A5 .
First of all, we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy A5 . Then we will see, how to blur a photo on Samsung Galaxy A5 with an application .
Blur the background of a photo with your Samsung Galaxy A5
This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a few years ago. Thanks to the technological progress of our android devices, this function is now possible on most cell phones. It will give the possibility of highlight the main theme of an image en blurring artistically the details of the background. We will now discover that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, several methods are available to you to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy A5.
Blur the background of an image from your Samsung Galaxy A5 before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A5 can be interesting for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, several techniques are available to you. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy A5 already have a basic a way to blur the background when you capture the photo . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . In fact, you will not need to perform post-production operations, nor need to download an application. So, what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A5:
- Open the app » Camera From your smartphone.
- Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and choose the function » Portrait mode "
- The list of effects is displayed automatically. In the event that this is not what happens, tap the effects icon on the right of the screen.
- Select the effect » Flou "" Whirlwind " or " Zoom »Depending on the desired blur effect.
- An adjustment bar appears after that at the bottom of the screen to change blur level that you want.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On a number of versions of your Samsung Galaxy A5, the process is slightly different to blur the background of a snapshot:
- 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 an image of your Samsung Galaxy A5 in post-production
It sometimes happens 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 taking it .
On a certain number of Android versions, this solution is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. In the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, here is the procedure to do to blur the background of your photo on Samsung Galaxy A5 in post-production with the help of the camera settings. smartphone:
- Go to the Gallery from your smartphone.
- Open the photo that you want 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 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 took the photo without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy A5 by following this procedure:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Select image that you want to touch up.
- Press the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur .
- You should manually select 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 Samsung Galaxy A5 with 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 Samsung Galaxy A5. The advantage of this procedure 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 Samsung Galaxy A5, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, but suddenly 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 Samsung Galaxy A5.
- 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 adjust its intensity .
- To finish click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
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