Through this guide our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And brands have integrated it 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 cell 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 photo. This is the reason why we will discover in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 . To start, we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017. Then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 thanks to a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what does the bokeh effect correspond to? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 using two ways: during taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is built-in on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It may happen that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post-production
From time to time, you may want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. In this context, you will have to use certain features of your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 by post production . Two alternatives will be available to you:
The first of the solutions 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 photo taken by your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017:
- 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 snapshot by pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 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.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 through an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your situation, you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A3 2017. A very large number of applications exist, 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 Samsung Galaxy A3 2017. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy A3 2017, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A3 2017.
