It seems like having dual cameras on your phone has become almost the norm nowadays, but many people don’t even know that they are there, let alone why. However, I believe that Portrait Mode is an incredible tool for the modern photographer to promote themselves — particularly on Instagram. Portrait Mode is what Apple calls […]
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Facebook-owned Instagram has decided to throw it’s hat into the ‘Portrait Mode’ game, though really this could be looked at as more of a ‘toe dipping’ than a full-on dive. The reason I say this is that the new feature, which allows users on to take ‘portrait mode’ images with computer-generated bokeh, is only available on devices which already have a portrait mode built into their system cameras. thephoblographer.com »
2018-04-11 16:00
Ever wonder how the iPhone’s amazing Portrait Model is able to create “fake” bokeh? Some Stuff Explained created this simple 5-minute explanation video that explains how Apple’s Portrait Mode works on iPhones with dual lenses. petapixel.com »
2018-01-11 19:20
Portrait Mode on the Google Pixel 2 Google's Pixel 2 comes with one of the best-rated smartphone cameras in the world, and is one of very few single-lens devices to offer a background-blurring, fake bokeh portrait mode. dpreview.com »
2018-01-02 18:59
Portrait mode shootout: iPhone 8 Plus vs Google Pixel 2 Like it or not, 2017 is the year that background-blurring Portrait Modes gained major traction in smartphone photography. Apple and Google both offer improved versions of the mode in their latest devices, making for better-looking results all around. dpreview.com »
2017-12-13 18:00
Dual cameras have become ubiquitous in the smartphone world, and with them has emerged a new technique for simulating a shallow depth of field — the feature commonly called ‘Portrait Mode’. This 10-minute video from Marques Brownlee explains how it works, and it also pits Portrait Mode on an iPhone X, Note 8, and Pixel […] petapixel.com »
2017-12-11 23:28
Standard image (left) and depth mask (right), Image: Google Background-blurring portrait or bokeh modes have pretty much become a standard feature on dual-camera equipped phones. Similar effects can be achieved with single-lens devices but operation tends to be more cumbersome, with more manual interference required, and results less realistic than on dual-camera setups. dpreview.com »
2017-10-18 15:04
They say a picture's worth a thousand words. But in a tongue-in-cheek new Apple ad, a picture turns out to be worth hundreds of new customers, thanks to the iPhone 7's Portrait mode. The minute-long spot features a quiet family barbershop that sees its business boom after posting photos of its clients and their sleek new haircuts in the window. dpreview.com »
2017-05-16 01:28
Apple has released an update to iOS 10, which alongside various bug fixes and refinements, adds beta support for 'Portrait' mode in the iPhone 7 Plus. The Portrait mode feature is only supported by the dual-lens iPhone 7 Plus model running iOS 10. dpreview.com »
2016-10-25 11:00
Professional looking, shallow depth of field portraits are now available to a lot more people. Earlier today, Apple released its first major iOS 10 update, and included in that update is their much-anticipated fake bokeh “depth effect” Portrait mode for iPhone 7 Plus. petapixel.com »
2016-10-24 23:04
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What kind of lighting do you use as a portrait photographer? Softboxes are great and popular, but that also makes them potentially overused and boring. If you want to spice up your portrait lighting, you can look into expanding your toolbox beyond the softbox and into other kinds of lighting. Why You SHOULD Use a […]
With careful composition and editing techniques, you can take your portrait game to the next level. In this video, I’ll show how you can level up your portraits with this one simple tip. Before we begin, be sure to download the exercise file here and follow along as I edit. What is the Tip? The […]