Through this guide our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern 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 photograph. This is why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite . First, find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite. Then, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite using a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our telephones, these come today to compete with them. But what exactly is 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 act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why we are going to discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite using two ways: during 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 20 Lite quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite:
- 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 appears on the screen. 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 configured, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It is possible that to have a successful bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want using 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. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite in post production . Two methods will 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 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- 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 photo by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen 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 "
- Choose the kind of blurry 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 photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite through an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your case, you must therefore download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- 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 HUAWEI Mate 20 Lite. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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