Through this guide our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of recent smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photo. This is why we will see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A50s . First of all we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Samsung Galaxy A50s. Then, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy A50s using a third party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy A50s

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

Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is why we will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A50s using two techniques: while 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 A50s quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy A50s:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 configured, you just have to capture the snapshot.

It is possible that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A50s, the procedure is different, depending on 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.
  • 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 functions of your Samsung Galaxy A50s by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:

The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, if you took the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Samsung Galaxy A50s:

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

If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy A50s 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.
  • Click on " Edit  »Then on the function» Mosaic "
  • Select  the type of blur effect that you want to add.
  • Select manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
  • Save the snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A50s using an app

It may happen that you do not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your situation, you should therefore download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A50s. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest 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 for example:

  • The option of select 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 A50s. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you are ever looking for a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy A50s, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A50s.