Today our telephone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And brands have integrated it 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. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S5 . First of all, discover how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Samsung Galaxy S5. After that, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy S5 with a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy S5
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 image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S5 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S5 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy S5:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings 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.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It may happen that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S5, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want thanks to 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 sometimes be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your Samsung Galaxy S5 by post production . Two procedures 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 photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Samsung Galaxy S5:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by pressing » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy S5 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another procedure:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S5 through an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, you should then download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S5. A multitude of applications exist, 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 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 S5. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy S5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S5.
