In this article our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing 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 conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern cell phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Huawei Mate 10 . First we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Huawei Mate 10. Then, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Huawei Mate 10 using a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Huawei Mate 10
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of 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 contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why we will see in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Huawei Mate 10 using two ways: while taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Huawei Mate 10 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . So you won't need to do any photo retouching. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Huawei Mate 10:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select 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 may happen that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Huawei Mate 10, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put 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 Huawei Mate 10 by post production . Two solutions may be available to you:
The first of the alternatives only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, 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 Huawei Mate 10:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display 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 image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Huawei Mate 10 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» 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 achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Huawei Mate 10 with an application
Sometimes you may not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, then you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Huawei Mate 10. A multitude of applications are available to you, 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 for example:
- 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 Huawei Mate 10. You can therefore play with 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 the Huawei Mate 10, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Mate 10.
