Through this guide our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern cell phones 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 see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor . To start, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Honor. Then, discover how to use the bokeh mode on an Honor thanks to a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Honor
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 exactly is the bokeh effect? 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 manipulation seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why we will see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an Honor using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Honor quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is on your smartphone by default. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . So you won't need to do any photo retouching. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need to press 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 capture the snapshot.
To obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Honor, the procedure may be different, due to your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want using 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 sometimes 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 by post production . Two alternatives will be 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 seen. So, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Honor:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Display 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 image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect on an image of your Honor that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, another approach exists:
- 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.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on an Honor thanks to an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. In the event that this is your case, in this specific case you will need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Honor. A very large number 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- The possibility 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Honor. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the King of Honor, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Honor.
