Through this guide our phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of recent phones have 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 the reason why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P30 Lite . To start, discover how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your HUAWEI P30 Lite. And then learn how to use bokeh mode on HUAWEI P30 Lite with specific app.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your HUAWEI P30 Lite

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.

Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we are going to discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P30 Lite thanks to two ways: during the taking of the photo and after having taken the snapshot.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot

To use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P30 Lite easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is standard on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your HUAWEI P30 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 press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
  • Choose the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want using 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 P30 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 option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur strength  you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the photograph when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put a bokeh effect in post-production

From time to time, you may 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 P30 Lite by post production . Two possibilities will 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 P30 Lite:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
  • Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Click on 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 P30 Lite 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.
  • Click on " Edit  »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
  • Choose  the type of blur effect that you want to add.
  • Choose manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
  • Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on a HUAWEI P30 Lite with an app

It is likely that you will not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, in this specific case you will need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your HUAWEI P30 Lite. A multitude 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 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 P30 Lite. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

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