How to blur and change the background colour in Lightroom CC mobile?

How do I change the background colour in Lightroom CC mobile?

Select Presets from the adjustment menu. Choose from one of the Preset categories — such as Creative, Colour, or B&W — and then select a preset. Tap the checkmark to apply the preset.

How to Blur the Background

The ability to blur the background is one of the recent additions to the mobile version of the Lightroom app. Both iOS and Android users can now add this interesting effect to their photos. Without further ado, let’s dig in and see how to blur backgrounds in the Lightroom app.

NOTE: The methods presented below work on iOS and Android versions of the app.

Method 1

The first method we’ll cover here involves the radial filter. Here’s how to blur the background via the radial filter:

Launch the Lightroom app on your device.

Load the image you want to edit. You can use any image from your Camera Roll or Gallery, depending on the device you’re using.

When the image loads, you should select the radial filter from the menu. It looks like a transparent red circle.

Radial Filter

Position it on the photo. Make sure it covers the object or a person you would like to keep in focus.

Resize and reshape the filter if necessary. You can drag one of four dots on the perimeter to edit the shape and size of the filter.

Tap on the Detail section of the menu at the bottom.

Decrease sharpness to -100.

Method 2

The next method you can use to blur the background on your photos and images involves the graduated filter tool. With this tool, you will focus on the part of the photo that gets blurred instead of the part that needs to stay in focus. Here’s how to blur the background with the help of the graduated filter:

Launch the Lightroom app from the Home screen.

Go to your Camera Roll or Gallery and select the photo you want to edit.

Once the photo loads, you should pick the graduated filter from the menu.

It will appear on the photo as a set of three parallel lines with a transparent red background. You can rotate the filter however you want. Position it so that it covers the part that needs to be blurred.

Graduated Filter

Tap on the Detail section at the bottom.

Decrease the sharpness to -100.

In case you’re not satisfied with the result, you can increase the amount of blur. To do that, you should bring up mask options and tap on the Duplicate Mask option. Repeat this step as many times as you see fit.

Method 3

The third way to blur the background of an image in the Lightroom app is to use a brush. You will use a brush to select the portions of the image that need to be blurred. Here’s how this method works:

Open the app from the Home screen.

Browse the Camera Roll or Gallery on your device and select the image you’d like to edit.

Next, select the brush you’d like to use.

Start brushing the photo. You will see the transparent red overlay over the area covered by the brush. Be careful with this tool and use the Eraser tool if you accidentally brush over what you shouldn’t have.

Brush Tool 

When you’re satisfied, tap the Detail section of the menu at the bottom of the screen.

Decrease the sharpness to -100.

As with the previous method, you can increase the amount of blur if you’re not satisfied with the result. Bring up the mask options and select the Duplicate Mask option. Do this as many times as necessary.