In this article our phone allows you to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 6 . To start, we will find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your OnePlus 6. After that, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a OnePlus 6 using a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your OnePlus 6
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now competing with them. However, what does the bokeh effect correspond to? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is why we will see in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 6 using two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus 6 in a quick and easy way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OnePlus 6:
- 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 need 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 OnePlus 6, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add 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 need to use certain functions of your OnePlus 6 by post production . Two alternatives will be 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 discovered. In this case, 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 OnePlus 6:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to an image of your OnePlus 6 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, 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 "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 6 with an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus 6. A very large number of applications exist, and among them, we suggest the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your OnePlus 6. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are ever looking for a lot of tutorials to become a master of the OnePlus 6, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus 6.
