In this article our phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of modern cell phones 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. This is why we will discover in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Huawei Nova 5 . At first we will find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Huawei Nova 5. After that, learn how to use the bokeh mode on a Huawei Nova 5 thanks to a third-party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Huawei Nova 5
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why you will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Huawei Nova 5 using two ways: during the taking of a photo and after taking the image.
How to use the bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Huawei Nova 5 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . So you won't need any post-production handling. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Huawei Nova 5:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It is possible that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Huawei Nova 5, the procedure is different, because of your 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 using 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 Nova 5 by post production . Two procedures will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, if 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 5:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to 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 photo by pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Huawei Nova 5 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another approach:
- 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 type of blur 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 Nova 5 with an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation, you will need in this specific case download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Huawei Nova 5. A multitude 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 among others:
- 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 Nova 5. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Huawei Nova 5, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Nova 5.
