Thousands of snapshots are captured every day on our smartphones. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a person, to hide private data or to remove annoying details. In this context, blurring seems to be the right solution. But finding the technique to achieve artistic blurring is not a long easy process. It is for this reason that today you will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia L3 .
To begin with we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your Sony Xperia L3 . Then we will see, how to blur a photo on Sony Xperia L3 using an application .
Blur the background of a photo using your Sony Xperia L3
This background blur in a photo was only usable a few years ago by owners of SLR cameras. With the technical progress of our devices, this function is now possible on the vast majority of smartphones. It gives the opportunity to highlight the main subject of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now find out that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, there are several solutions to blur the background of an image on your Sony Xperia L3.
Blur the background of a snapshot of your Sony Xperia L3 before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia L3 can be useful for bringing out main subjects in the foreground. In this perspective, several methods exist. Some Android versions of your Sony Xperia L3 already have a basic a way to blur the background the moment you take the picture . The advantage of this solution is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will neither need to carry out post-production operations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia L3:
- Open the app » Camera From your smartphone.
- Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and select the function » 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.
- 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 set the blur level that you want.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On a number of versions of your Sony Xperia L3, the process is slightly different to blur the background of an image:
- Open your application Camera .
- Select the feature " Live focus "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
- Set the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.
Blur the background of a shot of your Sony Xperia L3 in post-production
There may be times that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the adjustments you have made are not perfect. In this case, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .
On a 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 photo with one of these modes, here is the procedure to perform to blur the background of your shot on Sony Xperia L3 in post-production with the help of the smartphone settings:
- Go to the Gallery from your smartphone.
- Open the photo 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 correct 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 if you captured the photo without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Sony Xperia L3 by applying this technique:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Select image that you want to change.
- Press the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur .
- You should manually define the areas to blur .
- Set the intensity of the blur using the focus adjustment bar.
- Save the photo with the changes.
Blur the background of a photo of your Sony Xperia L3 using an application
If the operations that we have just discovered cannot be carried out, you still have a technique. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia L3. The advantage of this technique 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 Sony Xperia L3, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however as a result it does 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 Sony Xperia L3.
- 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 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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