Through this guide our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most recent phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential for taking a beautiful photograph. That is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 . First we will find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2. After that, learn how to use the bokeh mode on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using a third-party app.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now competing 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 bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is why we will see in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using two techniques: during photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which appear 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.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to have a nice bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2, the procedure is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur 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 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 Xs 2 by post production . There are two methods available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. In this case, if 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 Xs 2:
- 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.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 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 "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate Xs 2 using an application
It is likely that you do not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 2. There are a very large number of applications available to you, and among them, we suggest 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 for example:
- 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 Xs 2. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the HUAWEI Mate Xs 2, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Mate XS 2.
