Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Apple Highlights Best 'Shot on iPhone XS' Photos

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
65,979
34,771



Apple this afternoon shared several of the best "Shot on iPhone" photos that it's seen on Instagram and Twitter from customers who have purchased one of the new iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max devices.

The photos were collected from Instagram and Twitter users who included the hashtag "#ShotoniPhone" alongside their photos, with images showcasing Portrait Mode, Smart HDR, more advanced bokeh, Depth Control, and other features introduced with the iPhone XS and XS Max.

shotoniphonexs.jpg
Image via Instagram user garethsingham​

Apple's new iPhones continue to offer the same 12-megapixel dual-lens telephoto and wide-angle camera system introduced in the iPhone X, but multiple upgrades result in pictures that are better than ever before.

More straight out of camera #iPhoneXS #ShotOniPhoneXs #shotoniphone pic.twitter.com/EzDNOjB9xw - Andrew Kearns (@andrewtkearns) September 27, 2018
Click to expand...

The iPhone XS and XS Max are equipped with an improved wide-angle image sensor that's 32 percent larger than the sensor in the iPhone X and twice as fast for better image fidelity, greater color accuracy, and improved performance in low light conditions.


A new image signal processor and second-generation Neural Engine included with the A12 Bionic chip allow Apple to process photos in a new way, using a Smart HDR feature for better dynamic range. The new hardware also powers Depth Control and better bokeh when using the iPhone's Portrait Mode for artful background blurring.


The full range of Instagram photos highlighted by Apple can be seen in the Apple Newsroom feature.

Article Link: Apple Highlights Best 'Shot on iPhone XS' Photos
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/01/apple-highlights-shot-on-iphone-xs-images/
Here is one of my best XS shots from this weekend. Nice detail, bokeh, and highlights:

C4094585-3EEA-4CB1-A045-08F5244C0C55.jpeg


This next one is not the most interesting shot but it shows the capability when shooting directly into the sun. In years past this photo would be more of a silhouette:

1F0171DE-CB66-4ACD-9D6C-3D9D7C36A6D2.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: bkends35, AirunJae, dynAdZ and 14 others
Jeez those photos look seriously good. Some great photographers there to capture the moment.

Incredible what power we have in our pocket these days. A decade ago this quality would have been unthinkable.
[doublepost=1538422208][/doublepost]
macduke said:
Here is one of my best XS shots from last weekend. Nice detail, bokeh, and highlights:

View attachment 791121

This next one is not the most interesting shot but it shows the capability when shooting directly into the sun. In years past this photo would be more of a silhouette:

View attachment 791122
Click to expand...

Absolute butter. Good job man.
 
  • Like
Reactions: lostczech and macduke
Don’t let these beautiful photos distract from the absolute disaster that is the selfie camera! It’s a body positivity nightmare!

/s
 
Although impressive for a phone, the pictures still don't have that "wow" factor in terms of saturation AND dynamic range as we found on a well exposed Velvia 135mm. The DR curve looks a bit fake and saturation a little subpar in high contrast scenes. However, it's like a ten years old top-notch DSLR, which is impressive. It still doesn't match that lovely saturation from Sigmas with Foveon sensor.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SirRahikkala and 1gadget
brdeveloper said:
Although impressive for a phone, the pictures still don't have that "wow" factor in terms of saturation AND dynamic range as we found on a well exposed Velvia 135mm. The DR curve looks a bit fake and saturation a little subpar in high contrast scenes. However, it's like a ten years old top-notch DSLR, which is impressive. It still doesn't match that lovely saturation from Sigmas with Foveon sensor.
Click to expand...

Like the average person is going to carry a $15K camera around with them all the time, just in case. Can we please get a clue from reality here. Having a camera on you that takes very good pictures in every setting without much input from the user is astounding, amazing, darn near magic. But no, we have to complain about it.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
  • Like
Reactions: tf_dc, ZZ9pluralZalpha, bchreng and 1 other person
Some great pics and I love the color very natural and clean. Am I the only one that thinks the clarity isn't there? or is it just bad image quality from being posted over and over again?
 
  • Like
Reactions: SirRahikkala
keysofanxiety said:
Absolute butter. Good job man.
Click to expand...

1050792 said:
These are some of the most amazing portraits I’ve seen. Amazing!
Click to expand...

skorpeon said:
wow this is insane.
Click to expand...

Well, it helps a little that I'm an actual photographer. I went to an autumn festival thing with my wife and kids and forgot my camera. While it's no Sony a7R III, it's pretty freaking good for a phone and it turned out to be a fun challenge to try to get the same kind of shots I would usually use my mirrorless gear for. I did edit these photos a little in Adobe Lightroom Mobile, but I feel like I didn't need to do very much, and I would use Lightroom anyway for any photo I take that I would post online or print. When I did try pushing them more to see how they responded, they seemed to be able to be pushed further due to the dynamic range pulling in the highlights and shadows meaning that there are less opportunities for clipping. Not half bad for a JPG (or HEIF). I get better edited JPGs out of this thing than shooting with the RAW mode in Lightroom Mobile and editing that.
 
  • Like
Reactions: AirunJae, Weaselboy, 1050792 and 2 others
They do look nice. I wish I did cool stuff like these people, and those in the keynote/ads. Taking portrait mode photos of stray cats, and using my watch while at Target aren't exactly breathtaking endeavours.
 
franzkfk said:
Are you all blind? That bokeh is horrible. It looks like it is unnaturally distorted. And that flower, since it is closer to the focused part should be less blured. It looks horrible to me.
Click to expand...
It's a freaking iPhone man, not my Sony a7R III with the 90mm f/2.8 G Macro. And that's the natural bokeh of the iPhone, not portrait mode, which doesn't work as well with objects that aren't faces. So that is actually accurate, and that flower is further back than you think. There was a whole field of them. Just saying, it's pretty good for what it is, especially the colors and dynamic range.
 
  • Like
Reactions: tf_dc, AirunJae, bchreng and 1 other person
ryanwarsaw said:
Nice enough pics but they border on looking artificial and photo-shopped.
Click to expand...

That is exactly the point. You have a "professional photographer" retouching your photos. It's the power of "computational photography" and it's right in our hands thanks to the iPhone's power.
 
brdeveloper said:
Although impressive for a phone, the pictures still don't have that "wow" factor in terms of saturation AND dynamic range as we found on a well exposed Velvia 135mm. The DR curve looks a bit fake and saturation a little subpar in high contrast scenes. However, it's like a ten years old top-notch DSLR, which is impressive. It still doesn't match that lovely saturation from Sigmas with Foveon sensor.
Click to expand...

Can those things that you're referring to send text messages?
 
macduke said:
It's a freaking iPhone man, not my Sony a7R III with the 90mm f/2.8 G Macro. And that's the natural bokeh of the iPhone, not portrait mode, which doesn't work as well with objects that aren't faces. So that is actually accurate, and that flower is further back than you think. There was a whole field of them. Just saying, it's pretty good for what it is, especially the colors and dynamic range.
Click to expand...

I am afraid that people are lowering the bar.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mrzz and 1gadget
franzkfk said:
I am afraid that people are lowering the bar.
Click to expand...

If you compare camera technology where it was 10 years ago to where it is today, there’s a reason why the ‘best camera that you have is the one on you’, and the iPhone can take some stunning photos, no matter how dismissive you want be, I think some of the results on this thread with all those post speak for themselves clearly.
 
  • Like
Reactions: macduke and AirunJae
franzkfk said:
Are you all blind? That bokeh is horrible. It looks like it is unnaturally distorted. It does look like washed image.
Click to expand...

Aaaaand here we go. “That picture is so noisy, you might as well have photographed a room of screaming toddlers.”

It’s a phone and mighty impressive for that. These self-professed “pro” photographers get so annoying. We get it, you’ve worked decades to get the best equipment and spent years perfecting your technique, then some clueless bozo comes along with an iPhone and takes a great looking picture that most will be impressed by — “most” meaning people who don’t incessantly zoom into every detail to find fault.

If people really love photography then they should be happy others can get great looking photos without prior expertise or horrendously expensive equipment. Yeah it’s never gonna be a DLSR but nobody thinks it would. To me it seems many just have a superiority complex with photography and can’t let it go.
 
  • Like
Reactions: AirunJae and lkrupp
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back