Through this guide our mobile phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 3a . First find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Google Pixel 3a. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Google Pixel 3a through a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Google Pixel 3a
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now competing with them. However, what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we are going to discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 3a thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 3a easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . So you won't need to do any photo retouching. Here is below how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Google Pixel 3a:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, you just have to take the snapshot.
It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 3a, the procedure is different, depending on your 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 using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photo once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add 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 Google Pixel 3a by post production . Two solutions will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. 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 Google Pixel 3a:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo on 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 pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image from your Google Pixel 3a 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.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 3a with an application
Sometimes it happens that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation, then you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 3a. 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 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 Google Pixel 3a. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 3a, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a.
