Today our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that give the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S10 . First, we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy S10. And then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy S10 using a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy S10
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, 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 photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will see in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S10 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S10 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . So you won't need any post-production handling. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy S10:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Choose 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 sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S10, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the picture when 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 need to use certain features of your Samsung Galaxy S10 by post production . Two possibilities will be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, if 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 S10:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In case you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy S10 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, another procedure exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» 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 snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S10 through an application
It is plausible that you will not have access to the features seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. In the event that this is your case, you must therefore download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S10. 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 select 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 S10. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy S10, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S10.
