But my guess is the company felt if it couldn t do portrait lighting fully and completely it shouldn t do it at all.
Stage light mono iphone 7.
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In this case stage light mono s goof puts a vignette on the world around it with a center light spotlighting what it thinks could be the subject.
It would have been fun for iphone 7 plus owners the same way animate only live photos were fun for older iphone and ipad users.
If you want a black and white portrait that only shows the face and turns everything else dark this is the effect for you.
Apple could have chosen to add portrait lighting to iphone 7 plus as an edit only feature.
Switch to stage light mono in portrait mode and shoot striking black and white photos with dramatic stage lighting.
It has a similar effect as you might see in an actor s headshot which again can be quite fun to play with if you like that kind of thing.
This can appear anytime you don t intentionally shoot with stage light but i ve had the best luck reproducing it when shooting images that don t have a face cleanly visible.
You ll see a live preview of the effect.
How to choose portrait lighting effects from camera app you can use portrait lighting feature from the camera app while you re taking photos.
Portrait lighting on all models listed above except iphone 7 plus are studio quality lighting effects studio light contour light stage light stage light mono high key mono that you can apply to portrait mode photos while shooting or while editing in photos app how to take portrait mode photos on iphone.
Stage light and stage light mono the black and white version of stage light are available in the camera app s portrait mode feature on the iphone 7 plus iphone 8 plus and iphone x.
Amy davis digital camera world this is the same as the above only it s in black and white which apple describes as classic.
There are also stage light and stage light mono for those who prefer something a little more subtle.
This is up from three on the iphone xr.