Through this guide our phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And brands have understood this 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 cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro . First of all we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro. And then learn how to use bokeh mode on HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro using specific app.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now competing with them. However, what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro by using two techniques: during taking the photo and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose 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 have 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 configured, all you have to do is take the photo.
To obtain a successful bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, the procedure may be different, depending on your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add 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 have to use certain functions of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro by post production . Two solutions 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 discovered. 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 Pro:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, another procedure 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.
- 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 a HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro using an app
Sometimes it happens that you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, in this case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro. A very large number 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 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 Pro. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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