![]() Nevertheless, keep in mind that your photos should look natural. It creates a sense of depth and makes the subject stand out. The Bokeh effect creates an atmosphere and adds a new dimension to your smartphone pictures. For creative effects and Instagram pictures, apps work perfectly. They’re easy to use and you don’t have to download the photos to apply the effect. Apps such as Snapseed, AfterFocus, Bokeh Lens, Bokeh Photo Editor, Bokeh Camera, Auto Blur Background, Focus, and the mobile version of Lightroom allow you to select the area in focus, the intensity of the blur, and even the shape of the Bokeh pattern. You can also find dedicated apps for iOS and Android that create the Bokeh effect in post-processing. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Use a Bokeh app Another feature you can use is Selective Focus, which lets you choose the area you want in focus and blurs everything else. Advanced smartphones recognize people and faces automatically. The most popular feature is the Portrait Mode, which blurs the area around a central subject. They aren’t designed for the Bokeh effect but you can use them to achieve a shallow depth of field. Some smartphones provide features that blur a part of the frame via software. Photo by Krzysztof Niewolny on Unsplash Achieve a shallow depth of field via software Move the camera around the subject until you find the best shooting angle. The good news is that a smartphone camera is easy to maneuver. It also helps if you put a long distance between subject and background. If can’t set the aperture, place the camera as close as possible to the subject. If your smartphone allows it, set the largest aperture possible. The first challenge is to achieve a shallow depth of field so that you can have a blurred background. So how could you possibly create a beautiful Bokeh effect with a smartphone camera? Achieve a shallow depth of field via camera position On the other hand, smartphone cameras have wide-angle lenses, small sensors, and, some of them don’t let you set the aperture. They also create round-shaped patterns of out-of-focus highlights that blend smoothly. Furthermore, you can choose the focal length of the lens and switch between wide-angle and telephoto lenses whenever you want. Expensive lenses provide large apertures and help you achieve a shallow depth of field. ![]() The quality of the Bokeh effect depends on the quality of the lens you use.
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