In this article our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations offering the possibility of competing with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most modern 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 image. This is why we are going to discover in this article how to use the bokeh effect on an OPPO A74 . First we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your OPPO A74. And then, learn how to use bokeh mode on an OPPO A74 using a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect using the features of your OPPO A74
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our phones, they now come 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 manipulation seems simple to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is why you will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on an OPPO A74 using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your OPPO A74 in a simple and quick way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . So you won't need any post-production manipulations. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OPPO A74:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings 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 capture the photo.
It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your OPPO A74, the approach is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add 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 have to use certain features of your OPPO A74 by post production . Two methods will 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 ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your OPPO A74:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your OPPO A74 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, 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 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.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on an OPPO A74 using an application
It is likely that you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, then you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your OPPO A74. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend 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 for example:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your OPPO A74. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the OPPO A74, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: OPPO A74.
