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.
Stage light iphone 8 plus.
Portrait lighting and apple says it is way more than just a filter.
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.
They use the lighting to get the photo effect they want.
The iphone x and iphone 8 plus come with a brand new camera feature.
Aka no lighting effects.
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.
Portrait lighting feature lets you do the same without an expensive camera setup.
Portrait photographers usually use complex lighting equipment to light up your face in a certain way.
The company has allegedly spent countless hours setting up studio lights and studying the renaissance masters to understand and bring portrait lighting to your iphone pictures without any additional real light and just a tap away.
The new feature in iphone 8 plus brings professional level lighting effects to your iphone.
If portrait mode wasn t enough iphone 8 plus also has a beta feature called portrait lighting.
You can really tell on the stage light examples at the bottom.
This one is just for the iphone 8 plus.
Studio lighting will place a light directly on your face.