In this article our smartphone 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 offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent cell 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 photo. This is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Motorola One Macro . First of all, find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Motorola One Macro. Then, learn how to use the bokeh mode on a Motorola One Macro with a specific application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Motorola One Macro

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile 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 image to contrast with the foreground.

Although this act seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why we are going to discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Motorola One Macro thanks to two techniques: during the taking of the photo and after having taken the photo.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Motorola One Macro quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Motorola One Macro:

  • 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 have 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, all you have to do is take the picture.

To have a successful bokeh effect on your Motorola One Macro, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Select the "   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the intensity of the blur  you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the picture when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put 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. To do this, you will have to use certain functions of your Motorola One Macro by post production . Two possibilities 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. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Motorola One Macro:

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

In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Motorola One Macro that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
  • Choose manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on a Motorola One Macro with an application

It is likely that you do not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is ever your case, then you are going to have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Motorola One Macro. A very large number 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 for example:

  • The option 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 Motorola One Macro. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Motorola One Macro, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Motorola One Macro.