Through this guide 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 giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern mobile phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. That's why we're going to see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11 . First, we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Xiaomi 11. Then, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Xiaomi 11 with a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi 11
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why in this first part we are going to discover how to handle the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11 using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11 in an easy and quick way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is by default 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 Xiaomi 11:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.
It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph once 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 have to use certain features of your Xiaomi 11 by post production . Two procedures may be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Xiaomi 11:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In case you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi 11 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.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11 with an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions presented above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we suggest the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast and easy to use. It has many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- The possibility of choose the 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Xiaomi 11. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Xiaomi 11, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi 11.
