Through this guide our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing 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 conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent phones are equipped with 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 will see today how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor 5C . First we will find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Honor 5C. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on an Honor 5C with a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Honor 5C
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 exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an Honor 5C using two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Honor 5C quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background that is on your phone by default. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor 5C:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon which is located 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 capture the snapshot.
To have a nice bokeh effect on your Honor 5C, the procedure may be different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength 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
From time to time, you may want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your Honor 5C in post production . Two solutions will be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Honor 5C:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Honor 5C that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on an Honor 5C with an app
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If ever this is your case, then you will need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Honor 5C. A very large number of applications exist, and among them, we recommend 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 among others:
- The option 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 Honor 5C. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of Honor 5C, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor 5C.
