Through this guide our phone gives the opportunity to immortalize 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 conventional cameras. This is how most recent smartphones 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 find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J6 . First of all, we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy J6. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on Samsung Galaxy J6 using a third party app.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy J6
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what exactly 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 easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why you will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J6 thanks to two ways: during the taking of a photo and after having taken the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J6 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy J6:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J6, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture when 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. In this context, you will have to use certain features of your Samsung Galaxy J6 by post production . Two solutions will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, in the event that 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 J6:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy J6 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, there is another approach:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J6 using an application
It is plausible that you will not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation, you will need to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J6. A multitude 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 among others:
- 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 J6. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy J6, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J6.
