With the Portrait Mode, it will be possible to take pictures and record videos with the blurred background to be published between Instagram Stories
After announcing it in recent weeks, Instagram has released for all its users the new Portrait Mode that allows you to take pictures and shoot videos with the blurred background directly from the application. Photos and videos taken with the bokeh mode can only be shared within Instagram Stories.
Taking pictures with the blurred effect is certainly not new in the smartphone world. It is at least a couple of years that manufacturers have introduced it, thanks to the use of dual cameras and artificial intelligence that recognize the subject of the image or video and to blur everything behind it. Until now, however, no social network or messaging app had made it available for users who don’t have a smartphone that supports the bokeh effect. Here’s how to use Portrait mode on Instagram.
Make photos with blurred background on Instagram
Portrait mode is one of the features that users have available for Instagram Stories. Using it is very simple: just log in to the application, press on the icon to publish a Story on Instagram and choose from the shooting modes at the bottom the one called Portrait. To use it, you’ll need to bring your smartphone close to the face of the person you want to take the photo of. Portrait mode can also be used for selfies. Once we have identified the face, we will immediately notice that the bokeh effect is activated and that the background becomes blurred. An effect possible thanks to the great strides made by Instagram on the artificial intelligence front. In addition to images, you will also be able to record videos with Portrait Mode, again to be published in Instagram Stories.
After taking the image with the bokeh effect, you will be able to edit the photo by adding GIFs and colored text.
How to get Portrait Mode
To get Portrait Mode on your smartphone you need to update the Instagram app to the latest available version. The bokeh effect is available on both Android and iOS.