Today our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern mobile phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photograph. That is why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy M13 . To begin, we will find out how to take a shot with the bokeh effect using the integrated features of your Samsung Galaxy M13. Then, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy M13 with a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy M13
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change of our mobile phones, these come today to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than 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 necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why we will see in this first section how to handle the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy M13 using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the shot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy M13 in an easy and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here below is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy M13:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, you just have to capture the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy M13, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo 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. In this context, you will need to use certain features of your Samsung Galaxy M13 by post production . Two procedures 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. In this case, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Samsung Galaxy M13:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- 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 image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy M13 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, there is another procedure:
- 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 kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy M13 with an application
It is plausible that you do not have access to the features presented above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, then you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy M13. 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Samsung Galaxy M13. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy M13, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy M13.
