The iPhone X isn't just about the tech clout—you can also up your Insta game if you know how to properly use your device. Below find some tips on getting a great portrait—selfies are so 2017—and see how some of the coolest names in fashion, music and media get the shot.
Use Any of 5 new lighting modes:
Natural Light: Your subject’s face in sharp focus against a blurred background.
Studio Light: A clean look with your subject’s face brightly lit.
Contour Light: Dramatic shadows with highlights and lowlights. Very Kim K.
Stage Light: Your subject’s face spotlit against a deep black background. Very dramatic.
Stage Light Mono: Like Stage, but in classic black-and-white.
When using Portrait mode with TrueDepth camera or Dual 12MP rear cameras:
- Keep your subject closer in the foreground for a more blurred background.
- Shoot against a busy or colorful background to see the most dramatic depth effect.
- Try to get close to your subject when shooting portraits.
Humberto Leon, Designer
Taken with Stage Light Mono
Advice: Stage Light Mono gives you incredible studio lighting and blacks out your background creating this super cool dramatic effect. The contrasts in the black and white are so vivid, it is so cool seeing the minor differences between each photo. Photo nerd level selfies!!”
