Today our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing 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 most recent phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows as much 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 an LG K11 . First of all, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your LG K11. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on an LG K11 with a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your LG K11
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, 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 photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is why you will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an LG K11 thanks to two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your LG K11 easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your LG K11:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations that appear 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 snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your LG K11, the approach is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the picture 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. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your LG K11 by post production . Two methods 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 seen. 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 LG K11:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the photo by pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect on an image of your LG K11 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.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Select 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 photo.
Using the bokeh effect on an LG K11 with an application
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 should then download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your LG K11. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend the app " DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast 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 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 LG K11. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the LG K11, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: LG K11.
