In this article, our smartphone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent mobile phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. This is the reason why we will discover in this article how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor 70 . First of all, find out how to take a shot with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Honor 70. And then, we'll see how to use bokeh mode on an Honor 70 using a third-party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Honor 70
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 always easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on an Honor 70 in two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the shot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Honor 70 in an easy and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor 70:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose 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.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It may happen that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Honor 70, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photograph as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put 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 need to use certain functions of your Honor 70 by post production . Two alternatives 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 which we have just discovered. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Honor 70:
- 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.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Honor 70 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, there is another approach:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» 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.
Use the bokeh effect on an Honor 70 with an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions presented above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Honor 70. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- 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 70. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Honor 70, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Honor 70.
