Through this guide, our telephone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photograph. That is why we are going to see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Vivo V21 . To begin we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the integrated features of your Vivo V21. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Vivo V21 using a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Vivo V21
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 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 act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. That is why in this first part we will see the use of the bokeh effect on a Vivo V21 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Vivo V21 in a simple and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Vivo V21:
- 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 which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Vivo V21, the approach is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity 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 put 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 features of your Vivo V21 by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode which we have just discovered. So, 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 Vivo V21:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Vivo V21 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 function» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Vivo V21 using an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the functions discussed above because of the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your situation, in this specific case you will need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Vivo V21. A very large number 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 many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Vivo V21. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Vivo V21, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Live V21.
