In this article our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize 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 SLR cameras. This is how the majority of modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. That is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 7T . First we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your OnePlus 7T. And then we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on a OnePlus 7T using a third party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your OnePlus 7T
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what exactly is 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 action seems easy to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the feature on our phone. This is why we will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 7T using two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus 7T easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . So you won't need any post-production handling. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OnePlus 7T:
- 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 which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, you just have to capture the photo.
It may happen that to have a successful bokeh effect on your OnePlus 7T, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- 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 as soon as 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. In this context, you will have to use certain features of your OnePlus 7T by post production . Two solutions may be 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 seen. In this case, 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 7T:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your OnePlus 7T 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 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.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus 7T using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your situation, then you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus 7T. A multitude 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 a lot of features 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 OnePlus 7T. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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