In this article, our phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations offering the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. That's why we're going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Motorola edge 20 . First we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Motorola edge 20. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Motorola edge 20 using a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Motorola edge 20
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our smartphones, 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 contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why in this first section we will discover how to handle the bokeh effect on a Motorola edge 20 using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Motorola edge 20 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is originally integrated on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Motorola edge 20:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings 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 tap on the effects icon which is located 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 capture the snapshot.
It may be that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Motorola edge 20, the procedure is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photo once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post production
There may be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain features of your Motorola edge 20 by post production . Two alternatives will be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Motorola edge 20:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- 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 pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Motorola edge 20 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 "
- 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 image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Motorola edge 20 using an application
It is likely that you do not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, you will then have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Motorola edge 20. 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 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Motorola edge 20. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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