In this article, our phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of modern 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. That's why we're going to see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A53 . First of all we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Samsung Galaxy A53. Then, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy A53 with a third-party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy A53

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

Although this manipulation seems simple to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is why you will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A53 in two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A53 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy A53:

  • 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 the screen. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
  • Choose the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once set, all you have to do is take the picture.

It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A53, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Select the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the intensity of the blur  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the photograph 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 A53 by post production . Two possibilities will 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. In this case, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Samsung Galaxy A53:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Display the photo on 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 clicking on » Apply "

If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A53 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 function» Mosaic "
  • Select  the type of blur effect that you want to add.
  • Choose manually the 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 A53 with an app

It is likely that you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A53. A very large number of applications are available to you, 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 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 A53. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A53, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A53.