Through this guide our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photo. That is why we are going to see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Realme GT Neo 2 . First, find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Realme GT Neo 2. After that, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Realme GT Neo 2 with a third-party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Realme GT Neo 2

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

Although this manipulation seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. That is why in this first part we will discover the use of the bokeh effect on a Realme GT Neo 2 using two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Realme GT Neo 2 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Realme GT Neo 2:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the settings displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
  • Choose the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once set, all you have to do is take the picture.

It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Realme GT Neo 2, the approach is different because of your Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Select the "   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur strength  you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • 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. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your Realme GT Neo 2 by post production . Two alternatives will be available to you:

The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode that we have just seen. 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 shot taken by your Realme GT Neo 2:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Press the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Select the type of effect   vague.
  • Adjust blur intensity .
  • Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "

If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Realme GT Neo 2 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 functionality» Mosaic "
  • Select  the type of blur effect that you want to add.
  • Choose 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 Realme GT Neo 2 with an app

Sometimes you do not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, you will then have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Realme GT Neo 2. 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 a lot of features 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Realme GT Neo 2. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.

In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Realme GT Neo 2, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Realm GT Neo 2.