In this article our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most modern phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor 8 . First we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Honor 8. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on an Honor 8 using a third-party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Honor 8
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 is the use of 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 manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on an Honor 8 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Honor 8 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 when you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is below how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor 8:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need to tap on the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is take the photo.
To obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Honor 8, the procedure may be different, depending on your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once 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 8 in post production . There are two possibilities available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, if you've ever taken the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Honor 8:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select 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 8 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 functionality» Mosaic "
- Select 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 8 using an application
It happens at times that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation then you will need to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Honor 8. A multitude of applications are available to you, 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Honor 8. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of Honor 8, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Honor 8.
