Through this guide, our mobile phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives simply and quickly. And the brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of reflex cameras. This is how most recent cell phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11T Pro . First of all we will find out how to take a shot with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your Xiaomi 11T Pro. After that, learn how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi 11T Pro with a third-party application.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi 11T Pro

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change of our mobile phones, these come today to compete with them. Nevertheless, what is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.

Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11T Pro using two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the shot.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot

To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11T Pro easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi 11T Pro:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
  • Select the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, all you have to do is take the snapshot.

It may happen that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11T Pro, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Choose the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the intensity of the blur  you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the picture as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put 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 need to use certain features of your Xiaomi 11T Pro by post production . Two procedures may be available to you:

The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Xiaomi 11T Pro:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
  • Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Click on the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Choose the type of effect   vague.
  • Adjust blur intensity .
  • Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "

In case you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Xiaomi 11T Pro 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.
  • Click on " Edit  »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
  • Choose  the type of blur effect that you want to add.
  • Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11T Pro with an application

It is likely that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, then you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11T Pro. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find among others:

  • The possibility of select 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 11T Pro. 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 absolute master of the Xiaomi 11T Pro, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi 11t pro.