Through this guide our telephone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And the manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of modern mobile phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is why we will see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 7 Pro . First of all we will find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the integrated features of your Google Pixel 7 Pro. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Google Pixel 7 Pro using a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Google Pixel 7 Pro
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, they are now competing with them. But what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will see in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 7 Pro using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 7 Pro in a simple and quick way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . So you won't need to do any photo editing. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Google Pixel 7 Pro:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that 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 which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It sometimes happens that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 7 Pro, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- 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 features of your Google Pixel 7 Pro by post production . There are two possibilities available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. In this case, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Google Pixel 7 Pro:
- 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 "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Google Pixel 7 Pro 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 "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Google Pixel 7 Pro using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, you will therefore have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 7 Pro. 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Google Pixel 7 Pro. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 7 Pro, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 7 Pro.
