Today our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing 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 the vast majority of modern 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 are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI nova 3 . First of all, find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your HUAWEI nova 3. After that, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a HUAWEI nova 3 with a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI nova 3
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what does the bokeh effect correspond to? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why we will see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI nova 3 thanks to two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI nova 3 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . So you won't need any post-production handling. Here is how you can use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI nova 3:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press 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, you just have to capture the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your HUAWEI nova 3, the procedure is different, depending on your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- 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. For this, you will have to use certain functions of your HUAWEI nova 3 in post production . There are two possibilities 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. 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 nova 3:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- 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 snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your HUAWEI nova 3 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another procedure:
- 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 achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI nova 3 with an app
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI nova 3. 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 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 nova 3. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become a HUAWEI nova 3 master, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI nova 3.
