In this article our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations offering the possibility of competing with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most recent phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential for taking a beautiful photograph. That is why we are going to see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Vivo Y52 . First, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Vivo Y52. After that, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Vivo Y52 through a third-party app.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Vivo Y52

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now competing with them. However, what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.

Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is why in this first part we are going to see how to handle the bokeh effect on a Vivo Y52 using two techniques: while taking a photo and after taking the image.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture

To use the bokeh effect on your Vivo Y52 in a simple and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . So you won't need to do any photo editing. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Vivo Y52:

  • 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 the screen. On some Android versions you will have to press 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, you just have to capture the snapshot.

It may be that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Vivo Y52, the procedure is different because of your Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Choose the mode "   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the power of the blur  you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the photograph when 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 have to use certain functions of your Vivo Y52 by post production . There are two methods 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 photo taken by your Vivo Y52:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Go to 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 "

In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Vivo Y52 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, 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 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 achieved.
  • Save the image.

Use the bokeh effect on a Vivo Y52 using an application

Sometimes you may 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 have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Vivo Y52. 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 for example:

  • The option 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Vivo Y52. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.

If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Vivo Y52, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Live Y52.