Today our telephone makes it possible 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 mobile phones have 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 today how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A32 . First we will see how to take a shot with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy A32. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy A32 using a third-party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy A32

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. Nevertheless, what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.

Although this action seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A32 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the shot.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot

To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A32 in a simple and quick way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy A32:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the options displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to tap on the effects icon which is located 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 capture the snapshot.

It sometimes happens that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A32, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Select the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the power of the blur  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the picture when 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 have to use certain functions of your Samsung Galaxy A32 by post production . Two solutions will be available to you:

The first of the alternatives only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. So, 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 A32:

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

In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A32 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 functionality» Mosaic "
  • Select  the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
  • Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
  • Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the image.

Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A32 with an application

It may happen that you do not have access to the functions seen above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation, then you will need to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A32. 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:

  • The option 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 A32. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A32, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A32.