Today our phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of recent phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4 XL . First of all, we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Google Pixel 4 XL. And then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Google Pixel 4 XL thanks to a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Google Pixel 4 XL
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. 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 action seems easy to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our phone. This is why we are going to discover in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4 XL using two ways: while taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4 XL quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Google Pixel 4 XL:
- 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 need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4 XL, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photo 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. In this context, you will need to use certain features of your Google Pixel 4 XL by post production . There are two possibilities available to you:
The first of the alternatives 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Google Pixel 4 XL:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Google Pixel 4 XL that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, 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 function» 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.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4 XL with an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your case, you will then need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4 XL. A very large number 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 for example:
- 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 Google Pixel 4 XL. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 4 XL, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4 XL.
