It is a function that takes implemented a very short time, developed in the last updates of the app. We have to say that it has not yet reached all devices, mainly because it is a function inherited from the Google Pixel. Under the name ‘Blur Background’, promises to results identical to those obtained by users of terminals of last generation, so we’re going to verify the results obtained and how to activate this function.
Results of the blur on Google Photos
The first detail that we find is that this option only works on portraits, never better, or in photographs that you just understand the face of such a person. It seems to be on images of the full body, the effect is not applied. However, it can be applied to any photo taken of any device, which has a great utility in the case of the camera of our terminal does not have the compatibility for this portrait mode.
The result is quite remarkable, considering that it is done by software and not from the camera app, where there is usually a photograph mode specifically for that purpose. Get a bokeh effect quite similar to the current figures, leaving the face of the face fully intact. The problem is that it still does not appear in any image, there must be a selfie quite clear, both in quality and distance with the face.
Get the portrait mode
With the selfie is selected, you will see the option “Blur background” in the bottom of the screen. You press it, and automatically the image goes from normal mode to portrait mode, with its corresponding blur made or bokeh, as we like to call it. It is the recommended choice Google Photos we usually suggest to improve the photographs immediately.
Once we see the blur option and apply it automatically, you can adjust the intensity manually. What we can do through a slider bar, that if changed, will reflect that change immediately to the photograph. Keep in mind that the app does not always apply the same blur, adapting to the image, and finally save a copy of the original. However, if we adjust it manually, it is advisable to keep the rod in a middle zone, taken to the extreme may leave the picture too saturated.
