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.
Stage light mono iphone 7.
Switch to stage light mono in portrait mode and shoot striking black and white photos with dramatic stage lighting.
There are also six portrait lighting effects available on the iphone 11 including natural studio contour stage stage mono and high key mono.
This is up from three on the iphone xr.
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.
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 a classic black and white or high key light mono for a grayscale subject on a white background.
There are also stage light and stage light mono for those who prefer something a little more subtle.
For those who know what they are doing installation is relatively simple and should allow iphone 7 plus owners to get up and running in a relatively short space of time.
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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.
Amy davis digital camera world this is the same as the above only it s in black and white which apple describes as classic.
But my guess is the company felt if it couldn t do portrait lighting fully and completely it shouldn t do it at all.
If you want a black and white portrait that only shows the face and turns everything else dark this is the effect for you.
Stage light mono image credit.
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.
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.
You ll see a live preview of the effect.
