Today our smartphone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of recent mobile phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential for taking a beautiful photograph. That is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S . First, find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S with a specific application.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, these come today to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.

Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is why you will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S in a simple and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is by default on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the configurations that appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. 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 picture.

It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Select the "   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur strength  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the photograph once 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. To do this, you will have to use certain functions of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S by post production . There are two possibilities 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 ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S:

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

If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, 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 "
  • Select  the type of blur effect that you want to add.
  • Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S with an application

Sometimes you may not have access to the functions discussed above because of the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your situation, you will therefore have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S. A very large number of applications exist, and among them, we recommend 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 for example:

  • The option 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 Note 11S. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.

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