Through this guide our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of 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 photo. This is why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P20 Lite . First we will find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your HUAWEI P20 Lite. After that, we are going to see how to use bokeh mode on a HUAWEI P20 Lite with a third party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI P20 Lite
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 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 simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why we will see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P20 Lite using two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P20 Lite quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI P20 Lite:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to tap on 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 take the picture.
It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P20 Lite, 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 power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photograph once 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. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your HUAWEI P20 Lite in post production . There are two methods 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. In this case, 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 P20 Lite:
- 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.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect on an image of your HUAWEI P20 Lite that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little 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 areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P20 Lite with an app
It is likely that you do not have access to the functions presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation, you should therefore download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P20 Lite. A very large number of applications exist, 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P20 Lite. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the HUAWEI P20 Lite, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI P20 Lite.
