Today our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the quality of photos of conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an Alcatel 1 . First of all we will find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Alcatel 1. After that, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on an Alcatel 1 using a third-party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect using the features of your Alcatel 1
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why we are going to see in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on an Alcatel 1 using two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Alcatel 1 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is on your phone by default. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Alcatel 1:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Alcatel 1, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post production
There may be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will have to use certain functions of your Alcatel 1 in post production . Two solutions may be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode that we have just seen. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Alcatel 1:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Alcatel 1 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another procedure:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on an Alcatel 1 using an application
It happens at times that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your case, you will then have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Alcatel 1. A very large number of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find among others:
- The possibility of choose the focus area (circular blur, linear blur, blur on a personalized area, or on an area in contact with the finger). The brush size is adjustable.
- The provision of multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Alcatel 1. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are ever looking for a lot of tutorials to become an Alcatel 1 master, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1.
