In this article our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent smartphones are equipped with 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 S9 . To start, we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Samsung Galaxy S9. After that, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy S9 with a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy S9
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect for? 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 simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy S9 using two ways: while taking the photo and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S9 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . So you won't need to do any photo retouching. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy S9:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. 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 using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It sometimes happens that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S9, the procedure is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- 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 sometimes 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 S9 by post production . Two alternatives will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, if 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 S9:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display the photo on 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 ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy S9 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 "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually 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 S9 through an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, you should therefore download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy S9. A very large number of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest 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 for example:
- The option 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 S9. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy S9, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S9.
