Through this guide, our mobile phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily 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 the vast majority of 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 achieve a beautiful image. That's why we're going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate Xs . First, find out how to take a shot with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your HUAWEI Mate Xs. And then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a HUAWEI Mate Xs using a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect using the features of your HUAWEI Mate Xs
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 use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why in this first section we will discover the use of the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate Xs using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the shot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate Xs easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . So you won't need any post-production manipulations. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI Mate Xs:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon 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 capture the photo.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate Xs, 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 thanks to 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. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your HUAWEI Mate Xs by post production . Two possibilities will be available to you:
The first of the alternatives only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, if you ever 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:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your HUAWEI Mate Xs that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, another procedure exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click 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.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI Mate Xs using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, then you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI Mate Xs. A very large number of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast 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 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. 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 maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the HUAWEI Mate Xs, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI Mate.
