Through this guide our mobile phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of modern phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. This is the reason why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi 8 . First of all, we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your XIAOMI Redmi 8. And then, learn how to use the bokeh mode on a XIAOMI Redmi 8 thanks to a third-party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your XIAOMI Redmi 8
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we are going to discover in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi 8 using two techniques: during taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 8 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . So you won't need any post-production handling. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your XIAOMI Redmi 8:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 8, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post-production
From time to time, you may want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will have to use certain features of your XIAOMI Redmi 8 by post production . Two procedures will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, in the event that you took the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your XIAOMI Redmi 8:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by pressing » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your XIAOMI Redmi 8 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry 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 photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi 8 thanks to an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 8. A multitude of applications are available to you, 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 8. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the XIAOMI Redmi 8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Redmi 8.
