Thousands of snapshots are captured on our cell phones every day. However, it may be necessary to modify them to highlight an object or a person, to erase private data or to remove annoying details. In this context, 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 Samsung Galaxy A7 .
First we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy A7 . Then we will see, how to blur a photo on Samsung Galaxy A7 with an application .
Blur the background of a photo with your Samsung Galaxy A7
This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a while ago. Thanks to the technological progress of our smartphones, this functionality is now possible on the majority of smartphones. It allows to highlight the main subject of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, there are several alternatives available to you to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy A7.
Blur the background of a snapshot of your Samsung Galaxy A7 before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A7 can be useful for emphasizing the main subjects in the foreground. In order to do this, several ways are available to you. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy A7 thus offer original a way to blur the background the moment you take the picture . The advantage of this option is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will neither need to do any post-production operations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A7:
- Open the app » Camera From your phone.
- Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and select 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 side of the screen.
- Choose 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 adjust blur level that you wish.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On several versions of your Samsung Galaxy A7, 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 Samsung Galaxy A7 in post-production
It may happen at times that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not top. In this case, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .
On several 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 photo with one of these modes, here is the procedure to blur the background of your shot on Samsung Galaxy A7 in post-production via the settings of the smartphone:
- Go to the Gallery from your smartphone.
- 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 background 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 if you have captured the photo without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy A7 by following this procedure:
- Open the application Gallery from your phone.
- Select image that you want to touch up.
- Press the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Choose the kind 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 A7 with an application
In the event that the manipulations we have just shown you cannot be carried out, there is still one technique left for you. You will then have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A7. 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 Samsung Galaxy A7, 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 A7.
- 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 .
- Finally click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A7, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A7.
