Today our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it 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 so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor 8S . First find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Honor 8S. Then, we will discover how to use the bokeh mode on an Honor 8S thanks to a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Honor 8S
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now competing 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 photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why we are going to discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an Honor 8S thanks to two ways: during the photo shooting and after having taken the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Honor 8S easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . So you won't need to do any photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor 8S:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to tap on 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 configured, you just have to take the snapshot.
To get a nice bokeh effect on your Honor 8S, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " 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 features of your Honor 8S in post production . Two solutions may be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, if you have ever taken the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Honor 8S:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select 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 8S 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 "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on an Honor 8S thanks to an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your case, you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Honor 8S. 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 8S. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Honor 8S, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Honor 8S.
