Today our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most recent smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate X . First, find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your HUAWEI Mate X. And then we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a HUAWEI Mate X using a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI Mate X
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate X thanks to two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate X quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background that is standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . So you won't need any post-production handling. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI Mate X:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings displayed 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
To get a nice bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate X, the procedure may be different, since you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture 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 need to use certain functions of your HUAWEI Mate X in post production . There are two methods available to you:
The first of the solutions 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your HUAWEI Mate X:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Display 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 snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your HUAWEI Mate X that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another procedure 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.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate X using an app
It may happen that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, then you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate X. A very large number 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate X. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the HUAWEI Mate X, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI MateX.
