In this article our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the quality of photos of conventional cameras. This is how most modern cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. This is why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an LG Q7 . First of all we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your LG Q7. And then we are going to see how to use the bokeh mode on an LG Q7 using a specific application.

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Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your LG Q7

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now competing 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 bring out the subject well in the foreground.

Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is why we will see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an LG Q7 thanks to two ways: during the photo shoot and after taking the snapshot.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot

To use the bokeh effect on your LG Q7 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is standard on your 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 LG Q7:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, all you have to do is take the picture.

It sometimes happens that to get a nice bokeh effect on your LG Q7, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Select the "   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the photograph when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to add 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 features of your LG Q7 by post production . Two procedures will be available to you:

The first of the methods 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your LG Q7:

  • Open the Photo gallery of your device.
  • Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Click on the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Select the type of effect   vague.
  • Set blur intensity .
  • Save the image by clicking on » Apply "

If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your LG Q7 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, 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 "
  • Select  the type of blur 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 an LG Q7 using an app

It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your case, you will therefore have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your LG Q7. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your LG Q7. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the LG Q7, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: LG Q7.