Today our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the quality of photos from professional cameras. This is how the majority of modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Also allows 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 see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A9 . First, we will find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy A9. Then, we will see how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy A9 using a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy A9
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 is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A9 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A9 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy A9:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, you just have to capture the photo.
It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A9, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post-production
There may sometimes be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will have to use certain functions of your Samsung Galaxy A9 by post production . Two alternatives may 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. So, if you have ever taken the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Samsung Galaxy A9:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A9 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose 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 image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy A9 using an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your case, you will then have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy A9. A multitude of applications exist, 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 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 A9. 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 king of the Samsung Galaxy A9, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A9.
