In this article our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most modern cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4a . First we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Google Pixel 4a. Then, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Google Pixel 4a with a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect using the features of your Google Pixel 4a
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now able to compete 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 bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4a thanks to two ways: during the taking of a photo and after having taken the image.
How to use the bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4a easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Google Pixel 4a:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options displayed 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 thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4a, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength 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 have to use certain functions of your Google Pixel 4a by post production . Two alternatives 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. So, 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 4a:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect on an image from your Google Pixel 4a 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.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 4a with an app
It is likely that you will not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, you will then need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 4a. A very large number of applications exist, and among them, we suggest the app " DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast 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 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 4a. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 4a, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4a.
