Through this guide our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing 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 most modern smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is why we will see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Huawei P10 . First of all, we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Huawei P10. And then we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Huawei P10 with a third party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Huawei P10
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. But 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 manipulation seems easy to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why we are going to see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Huawei P10 using two techniques: while taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Huawei P10 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 to do any photo retouching. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Huawei P10:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which 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 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 photo.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Huawei P10, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength 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
From time to time, you may want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. In this context, you will need to use certain features of your Huawei P10 by post production . Two solutions may be 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 seen. In this case, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Huawei P10:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- 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 photo by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect on an image of your Huawei P10 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Huawei P10 with an app
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, you will therefore need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Huawei P10. A very large number 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 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Huawei P10. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for a max of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Huawei P10, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P10.
