Through this guide our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how most modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential for making a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S20 . First of all we will find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Samsung Galaxy S20. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy S20 using a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy S20
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now competing 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 image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we are going to see in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S20 thanks to two ways: during taking a photo and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S20 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is on your mobile phone by default. This mode will be used when you take the picture . So you won't need to do any photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy S20:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations 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.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is take the photo.
To obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S20, the procedure may be different, due to your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to 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
From time to time, you may 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 S20 by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:
The first of the alternatives only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, 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 S20:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy S20 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little 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 "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S20 through an application
It happens at times that you do not have access to the functionalities seen above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, you will need in this specific case download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S20. 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 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 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 S20. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S20, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S20.
