Today our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of modern smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 5 . First, find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Google Pixel 5. After that, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Google Pixel 5 with a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Google Pixel 5
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our smartphones, they are now competing with them. However, what is the bokeh effect for? 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 necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 5 by using two ways: during the taking of a photo and after having taken the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 5 in a quick and easy way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Google Pixel 5:
- 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 the screen. 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the picture.
It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 5, the procedure 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 blur strength 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 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 5 in post production . Two methods 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Google Pixel 5:
- 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.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Google Pixel 5 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 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.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Using the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 5 with an application
It is likely that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is ever your case, then you should download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 5. A multitude of applications are available to you, 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 option 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 Google Pixel 5. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get 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 5, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 5.
