In this article our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life in all simplicity and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A23 . First we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy A23. Then, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy A23 using a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy A23
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 manipulation seems easy to accomplish, 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 use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A23 thanks to two techniques: during the photo taking and after having taken the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A23 easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is by default on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You won't need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy A23:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters 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.
- Select 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 successful bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A23, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photo 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. To do this, you will need to use certain features of your Samsung Galaxy A23 by post production . Two procedures 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 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 Samsung Galaxy A23:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy A23 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another procedure exists:
- 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 the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A23 with an application
It is plausible that you do not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, then you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A23. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend 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 Samsung Galaxy A23. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A23, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A23.
