Through this guide our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent cell phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 . First of all we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on an Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 with a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, they are now competing 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 bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why you are going to discover in this first part how to use the bokeh effect on an Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 using two ways: during taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is on your mobile phone by default. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It may happen that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add a bokeh effect in post production
There may sometimes be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 in post production . There are two methods available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- 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 pressing » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, there is another procedure:
- 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.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on an Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2 with an application
It happens at times that you do not have access to the functions presented above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, you must in this specific case download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Asus ZenFone Max Plus M2. A multitude of applications exist, 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 in particular:
- The option 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 ZenFone Max Plus M2. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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