It augments existing portrait mode features by using the depth map to add different lighting options to your image on the spot or later in post processing.
Iphone 8 plus portrait lighting mode.
In a professional studio photographers use all sorts of lights when photographing a subject.
With ios 13 apple has added even more flexibility.
Portrait mode is an iphone 7 feature that has been supercharged in the iphones x and 8 with the addition of portrait lighting.
Iphone 8 plus does the same for portrait lighting.
You can adjust the intensity of the lighting effect applied in portrait mode.
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.
Both features use depth data from these iphones dual cameras.
Portrait mode has been making folks look great since the iphone 7 plus and 8 plus taking great portraits has never been so easy as picking a portrait lighting mode and letting the iphone work its magic.
Using the dual camera setup you could create awesome depth effect photos right from your iphone.
Choose from studio light to brighten facial features contour light for more dramatic directional lighting stage light to isolate your subject in the spotlight stage mono for stage light in.
The iphone 8 plus and later support portrait lighting.
One of the biggest features in iphone 7 plus was the portrait mode.
To avoid your photo looking like a bad photoshop job just.
It brought professional level depth photography to the masses.