Through this guide our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of recent mobile 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 photo. This is the reason why we will discover today how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P smart 2021 . First of all we will see how to take a shot with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your HUAWEI P smart 2021. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a HUAWEI P smart 2021 thanks to a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect using the features of your HUAWEI P smart 2021
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 bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P smart 2021 thanks to 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 P smart 2021 in an easy and quick way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI P smart 2021:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need 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 thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P smart 2021, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength 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
It may happen from time to time that you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain features of your HUAWEI P smart 2021 by post production . Two solutions may be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. 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 P smart 2021:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- 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 image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your HUAWEI P smart 2021 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P smart 2021 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 need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P smart 2021. 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 quick and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find among others:
- The option of select 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 P smart 2021. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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