Through this guide, our telephone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of modern phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photograph. That's why we'll see today how to use the bokeh effect on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 . First of all, we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your ASUS ROG Phone 5. Then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 thanks to a specific application .
Take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your ASUS ROG Phone 5
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. But what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is why we are going to discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 thanks to two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your ASUS ROG Phone 5:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need 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 set, all you have to do is take the picture.
It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once 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 need to use some functions of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 by post production . Two solutions may be available to you:
The first of the alternatives only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, 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 ASUS ROG Phone 5:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another approach:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 using an application
It is likely that you do not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your ASUS ROG Phone 5. A very large number of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast 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 ASUS ROG Phone 5. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the ASUS ROG Phone 5, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: ASUS ROG Phone 5.
