In this article our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. This is why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Motorola One Action . First of all we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Motorola One Action. Then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Motorola One Action using a third party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Motorola One Action
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now competing with them. But what is the use of the bokeh effect? 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 act seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is why we will see in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Motorola One Action using two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Motorola One Action quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background that is standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Motorola One Action:
- 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 the screen. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with 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 Motorola One Action, the procedure 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 when 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. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your Motorola One Action by post production . Two solutions will be available to you:
The first of the solutions 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 Motorola One Action:
- 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 image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Motorola One Action 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 function» Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Using the bokeh effect on a Motorola One Action using an application
Sometimes it happens that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, in this case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Motorola One Action. A very large number 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Motorola One Action. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Motorola One Action, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Motorola one action.
