Today our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of modern phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful image. This is the reason why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S21 + . To get started, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy S21+. And then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy S21 + thanks to a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect using the features of your Samsung Galaxy S21+
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our telephones, these come today to compete with them. But what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why in this first section we will discover the use of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S21+ using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S21+ in a simple and quick way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy S21+:
- 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.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It sometimes happens that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S21+, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option 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 add 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 S21+ 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 which we have just discovered. 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 shot taken by your Samsung Galaxy S21+:
- 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 pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Samsung Galaxy S21+ 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 kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S21 + using an application
It is plausible that you do not have access to the functions seen above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S21+. 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S21+. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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