In this article our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer 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. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J3 . First, we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy J3. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on Samsung Galaxy J3 with specific app.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy J3
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our 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 image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is why you will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J3 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 J3 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy J3:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will have to press 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, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J3, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add a bokeh effect in post production
From time to time, you may 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 J3 by post production . Two solutions will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, if you have ever taken the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Samsung Galaxy J3:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to 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 photo by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy J3 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J3 with an application
It is plausible that you will 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 therefore have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J3. 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find among others:
- 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J3. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are ever looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy J3, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J3.
