In this article our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern smartphones 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 image. This is why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor 9N . First find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Honor 9N. After that, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on an Honor 9N with a third-party application.

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Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Honor 9N

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, 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 photo to contrast with the foreground.

Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is why we will see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on an Honor 9N thanks to two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the image.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a picture

To use the bokeh effect on your Honor 9N quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your phone as standard. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor 9N:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon 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 take the snapshot.

To get a nice bokeh effect on your Honor 9N, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another 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 on the screen.
  • Take the photograph when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put a bokeh effect in post production

There may sometimes be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your Honor 9N in post production . Two procedures 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 that we have just seen. In this case, 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 9N:

  • Open the Photo gallery of your device.
  • Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Press the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Choose the type of effect   vague.
  • Adjust blur intensity .
  • Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "

If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Honor 9N 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 "
  • Choose  the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
  • Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on an Honor 9N with an application

It is likely that you will not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your situation, then you will need to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Honor 9N. 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 for example:

  • The option 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Honor 9N. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of Honor 9N, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor 9N.