Thousands of photos are taken on our cell phones every day. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to improve them to enhance an object or a person, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. To do this, blurring seems to be the best option. But it is not always easy to find the technique to achieve 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 J6 .

First we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy J6 . Then we will see, how to blur a photo on Samsung Galaxy J6 using an application .

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Blur the background of a photo using your Samsung Galaxy J6

This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a while ago. With the technical progress of our telephones, this function is now possible on the majority of telephones. It will allow 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, several solutions can be applied to blur the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy J6.

Blur the background of an image of your Samsung Galaxy J6 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J6 can be useful for emphasizing the main subjects in the foreground. To do this, several methods exist. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy J6 have basic 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 not need to perform post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J6:

  • 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. If it doesn't work, click on the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Choose the effect » Flou  "" Whirlwind  " or " Zoom  »Depending on 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 several versions of your Samsung Galaxy J6, the handling is not quite the same 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 a photo of your Samsung Galaxy J6 in post-production

It sometimes happens that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not great. In this case, you can always blur the background of your photo even after taking it .

On several Android versions, this technique is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. If you took the image with one of these modes, find out how to blur the background of your image on Samsung Galaxy J6 in post-production via the settings of the mobile phone:

  • Go to the Gallery from your mobile phone.
  • Open image that you want 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, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on the version of your Android and if you ever took the image without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy J6 by following this method:

  • Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
  • Select image that you want to touch up.
  • Press the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Choose the type of blur .
  • You must manually select the areas to blur .
  • Set the intensity of the blur using the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the image with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your Samsung Galaxy J6 with an application

If the manipulations we have just shown you cannot be performed, you still have one technique left. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy J6. The advantage of this method 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 J6, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however 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 Samsung Galaxy J6.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Click on the image you want to blur.
  • Click on the option » Edit "
  • Choose 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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