In this article our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life 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 recent phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photo. That's why we'll find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Vivo Y55 . First of all, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your Vivo Y55. After that, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Vivo Y55 using a third-party app.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Vivo Y55
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. 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 image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. That's why we are going to see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Vivo Y55 through 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 Y55 in a simple and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated as standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . So you won't need to do any photo editing. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Vivo Y55:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon 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 picture.
It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Vivo Y55, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph when 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. In this context, you will need to use certain features of your Vivo Y55 by post production . Two methods will 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 seen. 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 Y55:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Display 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 snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In case you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Vivo Y55 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 "
- 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 obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Vivo Y55 using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the features presented above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Vivo Y55. 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Vivo Y55. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Vivo Y55, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Live Y55.
