Today our telephone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life in all simplicity and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most recent mobile phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential for taking a beautiful photograph. That's why we're going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Motorola Moto G71 . First of all, we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Motorola Moto G71. And then we will see how to use bokeh mode on a Motorola Moto G71 with a specific application.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Motorola Moto G71

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change of our mobile phones, these come today to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.

Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will see in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a Motorola Moto G71 using two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Motorola Moto G71 in an easy and quick way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Motorola Moto G71:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the parameters which 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 configured, you just have to take the snapshot.

It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Motorola Moto G71, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Select the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur strength  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to add 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 functions of your Motorola Moto G71 by post production . There are two possibilities available to you:

The first of the alternatives only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, if you have ever taken the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Motorola Moto G71:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Press the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Select the type of effect   vague.
  • Adjust blur intensity .
  • Save the image by pressing » Apply "

If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Motorola Moto G71 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 "
  • Select  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 image.

Use the bokeh effect on a Motorola Moto G71 with an application

It may happen that you do not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your case, then you will need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Motorola Moto G71. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has a lot of features 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Motorola Moto G71. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Motorola Moto G71, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Motorola G71.