Today our telephone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of reflex cameras. This is how most modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful image. That's why we're going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus Nord CE . To begin, we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your OnePlus Nord CE. And then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a OnePlus Nord CE using a specific application.

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Take an image with the bokeh effect using the features of your OnePlus Nord CE

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change of our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.

Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a OnePlus Nord CE using two techniques: during the photo taking and after having taken the photo.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus Nord CE easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You won't need to do any photo editing. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OnePlus Nord CE:

  • 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 using the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, all you have to do is take the snapshot.

It sometimes happens that to have a nice bokeh effect on your OnePlus Nord CE, 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 power of the blur  you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put a bokeh effect in post-production

There may be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. In this context, you will need to use certain functions of your OnePlus Nord CE by post production . Two solutions may be available to you:

The first of the alternatives only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode which we have just discovered. In this case, 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 OnePlus Nord CE:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Go to 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 want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your OnePlus Nord CE 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 "
  • 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 obtained.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus Nord CE using an application

It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions presented above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, then you will need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus Nord CE. A very large number of applications are available to you, 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 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 Nord CE. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the OnePlus Nord CE, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus North CE.