Today our 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 conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photo. This is why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4 . To begin with we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Google Pixel 4. After that, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Google Pixel 4 using a third-party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Google Pixel 4
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 does the bokeh effect correspond to? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is why we will see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use the bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Google Pixel 4:
- 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 some Android versions you will have 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 configured, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power 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
There may sometimes 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 features of your Google Pixel 4 in post production . Two solutions will be 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 discovered. 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:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Display the photo 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 "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo on your Google Pixel 4 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 "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose 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 4 using an app
It may happen that you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your case, then you are going to have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4. A very large number of applications exist, and among them, we suggest 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 among others:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Google Pixel 4. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Google Pixel 4, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4.
