In this article our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And the 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 most modern phones have the bokeh effect. Allows so 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 today how to use the bokeh effect on an Alcatel 3L . First of all, we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Alcatel 3L. Then, we will see how to use bokeh mode on an Alcatel 3L using a third party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Alcatel 3L
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is the reason why we are going to see in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on an Alcatel 3L thanks to two techniques: during the taking of the photo and after having taken the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Alcatel 3L quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your phone as standard. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Alcatel 3L:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, you just have to take the snapshot.
It may happen that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Alcatel 3L, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post-production
From time to time, you may 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 3L by post production . Two possibilities will be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, if you have ever taken the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Alcatel 3L:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Alcatel 3L that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another procedure exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on an Alcatel 3L using an application
There are times when you may not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Alcatel 3L. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend the app " DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find among others:
- The possibility of select 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 3L. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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