In this article, our smartphone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of reflex cameras. This is how the majority of recent mobile 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 image. This is the reason why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Blackview BL5100 Pro . First, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your Blackview BL5100 Pro. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Blackview BL5100 Pro with a third-party app.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Blackview BL5100 Pro
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, these come today to compete with them. But what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will see in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a Blackview BL5100 Pro thanks to two techniques: during the photo taking and after having taken the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Blackview BL5100 Pro easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated as standard on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You won't need to do any photo editing. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Blackview BL5100 Pro:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It sometimes happens that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Blackview BL5100 Pro, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add a bokeh effect in post-production
It may happen from time to time that you want to add a bokeh effect on a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your Blackview BL5100 Pro by post production . Two solutions may be 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. So, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Blackview BL5100 Pro:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Blackview BL5100 Pro that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, there is another approach:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry 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 obtained.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Blackview BL5100 Pro with 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. In the event that this is your situation, you will need in this specific case download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Blackview BL5100 Pro. 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 quick 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Blackview BL5100 Pro. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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