Through this guide our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most recent mobile 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. That's why we're going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor X6 . First we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Honor X6. After that, we will see how to use bokeh mode on an Honor X6 with a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect using the features of your Honor X6
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, they now come to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems simple 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 handling of the bokeh effect on an Honor X6 thanks to two techniques: during the photo taking and after having taken the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Honor X6 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor X6:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which 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 using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the picture.
It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Honor X6, the approach is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option 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 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 features of your Honor X6 by post production . Two procedures may 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 shot taken by your Honor X6:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Honor X6 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 functionality» 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 obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on an Honor X6 with an application
It is plausible that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, then you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Honor X6. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we suggest 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 in particular:
- The possibility 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 X6. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Honor X6, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor X6.
