Through this guide our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most modern phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photo. This is why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 5T . First, find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your OnePlus 5T. And then learn how to use bokeh mode on a OnePlus 5T with a specific app.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your OnePlus 5T
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our phones, they are now able to compete 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 manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is why you will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 5T using two ways: while taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus 5T quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OnePlus 5T:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. 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 thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your OnePlus 5T, the approach is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post production
From time to time, you may want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. For this, you will have to use certain features of your OnePlus 5T by post production . There are two methods available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your OnePlus 5T:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your OnePlus 5T that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another approach:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 5T with an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, then you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus 5T. 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find among others:
- 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 OnePlus 5T. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the OnePlus 5T, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus 5T.
