Add portrait lighting on iphone x and later and iphone 8 plus you can use the portrait lighting feature to apply studio quality lighting effects to your portrait mode images.
Iphone x stage light photos.
With iphone xr and iphone se 2nd generation the rear facing camera must detect a person s face to take a portrait mode photo.
This lighting mode functions very similar to stage light by turning the background completely black and brightening up the subject.
With iphone x and later and iphone 8 plus you can make your portrait mode images even more captivating with studio quality lighting effects.
Here are some simple tips to help you take even better ones and enjoy them with your iphone.
Some features are only available on iphone x s iphone x r iphone x iphone 8 plus and iphone 7 plus.
Apple of course carries portrait mode to the iphone x and iphone 8 plus in ios 11 however with it comes a twist portrait lighting.
All of apple s portrait lighting effects can be applied after the fact but stage light and its black and white companion are designed to be shot in camera and potentially removed or changed afterward if you want a good stage light photo expect to be shooting in stage light from the start and take a few test photos to see what your background is giving you for a matte.
This effect replicates the look of dslr cameras making your photos look more professional.
While the background is completely black the subject looks pretty bright and clear.
This effect is only available on photos shot with iphone 11 11 pro or 11 pro max.
It entirely focuses on the subject s face.
After you take your photo tap edit and choose from studio light contour light stage light or stage light mono.
Apple introduced portrait mode with the iphone 7 plus a feature which utilized the iphone s dual cameras to create a shallow depth of field around a subject.
The iphone 8 plus and x both come with a nifty new camera feature called portrait.
Hence you get a high contrast photo.
This year apple added portrait lighting mode which lets you add professional lighting looks to your photos.
And with iphone se 2nd generation iphone xr iphone xs and iphone xs max and later.
It uses a.
High key light mono creates a black and white portrait against a white background.
Stage light and stage light mono the black and white version of stage light are available in the camera app s portrait mode feature on the iphone 7 plus iphone 8 plus and iphone x.