Take Portrait mode photos with your iPhone camera
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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On iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, and later, you can apply studio-quality lighting effects to your Portrait mode photos.
- Choose Portrait mode.
- Follow the tips onscreen to frame your subject in the yellow portrait box.
- Drag to choose a lighting effect:
- Natural Light: The face is in sharp focus against a blurred background.
- Studio Light: The face is brightly lit, and the photo has an overall clean look.
- Contour Light: The face has dramatic shadows with highlights and lowlights.
- Stage Light: The face is spotlit against a deep black background.
- Stage Light Mono: The effect is similar to Stage Light, but the photo is in classic black and white.
- High-Key Light Mono: Creates a grayscale subject on a white background (available on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later).
- Tap the Shutter button to take the shot.
After you take a photo in Portrait mode, you can remove the Portrait mode effect if you don’t like it. In the Photos app , open the photo, tap Edit, then tap Portrait to turn the effect on or off.
Note: On iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, Night mode turns on when you take a Portrait mode photo in low-light situations with the Wide (1x) lens. To learn more about Night mode, see Take Night mode photos.
Note: On iPhone XR, Stage Light, Stage Light Mono, and High-Key Light Mono are only available when you use the front camera.
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