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 photo quality of SLR 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 make a beautiful photograph. This is why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J7 . To start, we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Samsung Galaxy J7. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy J7 with a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy J7
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 is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why you will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J7 by using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J7 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy J7:
- 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 the screen. On some Android versions you will need to tap on the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J7, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the mode " 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 picture as soon as 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 functions of your Samsung Galaxy J7 by post production . There are two possibilities available to you:
The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, in the event that 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 J7:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display 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 snapshot by pressing » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy J7 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy J7 with an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, you should therefore download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy J7. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend the app " DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Samsung Galaxy J7. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy J7, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J7.
