Can someone please share some of their portrait lighting shots?
Made this selfie recently (with rear cam). Works quite well most of the time, but I especially enjoy the subtle studio light effect. Really awesome.
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Apple Shares New Ad Showcasing Portrait Lighting Mode on the iPhone 8 Plus
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Made this selfie recently (with rear cam). Works quite well most of the time, but I especially enjoy the subtle studio light effect. Really awesome.
Does not look clean. I hope after the Betatest it will be more polished.
She's actually the woman who sings the song used in the ad.
I get kind of tired of not having features like this just because I choose a smaller phone that's not too big to fit in my pockets, but I digress.
I'm glad to at least see that Apple sometimes still embraces some "art" with their features these days. Remember when Steve Jobs used to say that Apple was at the "intersection of liberal arts and technology"? These days it seems they are at the intersection of "useless emojis and delayed product releases". This is at least a step in the right direction.
I'm glad to at least see that Apple sometimes still embraces some "art" with their features these days. Remember when Steve Jobs used to say that Apple was at the "intersection of liberal arts and technology"? These days it seems they are at the intersection of "useless emojis and delayed product releases". This is at least a step in the right direction.
I think that’s actually quite impressive when you think about the fact that this is done by a simple swipe. But yes, the contours are not perfect yet, but it‘s still in beta. Meanwhile I am going to enjoy portrait photos with the excellent studio light effect.
Because the X actually has the TrueDepth sensors and camera to pull it off. How is the 8 supposed to know what’s the person and what’s background? This feature can’t work reliably without an infrared dot mask.
After reading about the problem with iPhone 8s bursting open, I think I will pass on this generation:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-open-battery-problems-charging-a7975406.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-open-battery-problems-charging-a7975406.html
The TrueDepth sensor on the X is just for the front facing camera. That’s why the 8 can’t do it on selfies. The portrait feature of the back cameras is exactly the same on both models.
this is the best feature of my iPhone 8plus. It's incredible. I would love to share some shots, but every time I try to upload pictures on here it tells me the file is too big and won't let me.
The same way the 7 Plus does. Using the two different focal length cameras is how you detect the subject and the background.
BTW, the infrared dots are on the front of the iPhone X for face recognition. Portrait mode involves the dual rear cameras.
The wife says you're handsome.
Still can't save that photo. It's terrible, even with the caveat that it's beta. From the bottom of your left ear through your jawline looks like someone edited that portion with MS Paint. Whatever math they used to create those effects needs to be adjusted. It made your eyes and eyeglasses seem "placed" into the photo. Very disconcerting. The coloring of your cheeks and nose... uh... uh... the pattern is reminiscent of the late, great, Ultimate Warrior. RIP
Portrait lighting is in beta for a reason. A very good reason.
Yeah, one phone bursts... let’s skip this Gen?!
Like you don’t have warranty when you buy a phone from Apple?! Sheesh!
The wife says you're handsome.
Portrait lighting is in beta for a reason. A very good reason.
I think you can avoid those problems by framing differently. Also, my main beloved feature is studio light which looks like light was bounced of a golden reflector, really great and improves my photos a lot. Portrait mode works very well most of the time, I have to say.
PS: greetings to your wife.
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How is it possible Apple can show a video with this effect, when you can only use it on stills.
Honestly, I genuinely have never seen such a deliberately misleading ad.
I would suspect the will have to legally pull the app very soon due to warning about misleading the buying public, demonstrating a feature/effect that simply does not exist.
Very very bad form Apple.
Honestly, I genuinely have never seen such a deliberately misleading ad.
I would suspect the will have to legally pull the app very soon due to warning about misleading the buying public, demonstrating a feature/effect that simply does not exist.
Very very bad form Apple.
Portrait mode is pretty awesome but the stage light setting in Portrait Lighting is pretty damn horrendous. Unless I want to highlight how bad the software is, I can’t ever see myself using it.
I like the ad concept in theory, but the execution is off. If the purpose is to showcase Portrait Lighting, the ad doesn't do a good job of showcasing the differences between lighting modes. We finally get to a quick shot of the actual UI at the end, but even there the shots they chose don't look significantly different. So I don't think the average person (most of whom haven't seen the keynote) is going to come away being blown away by the feature or feel like they need a new iPhone for it. This feels like more of a branding ad.
I would've done something like a few intimate scenes -- living room, vacation, romantic date -- where the scene transforms into a portrait studio (with stage lighting, props, etc.) when taking the shot and then back again, revealing the Portrait Lighting shot for each. People have no idea what this feature is or what it does, and Apple needs to explain that simply in a creative way.
I would've done something like a few intimate scenes -- living room, vacation, romantic date -- where the scene transforms into a portrait studio (with stage lighting, props, etc.) when taking the shot and then back again, revealing the Portrait Lighting shot for each. People have no idea what this feature is or what it does, and Apple needs to explain that simply in a creative way.
This is a great feature but it's a hit or miss it's either you look good or horrible like a cartoon character. The problem is as Apple as it is they think it works all the time, didn't give you an option how much of the effects applied instead. All the commercials are black haired so far anybody has tried this with the hair color?
Two, maybe three. Out of who knows how many millions they’ve sold.
Apple sells a ridiculously large number of devices. There’s always a few that have some issue. Just like any consumer electronic device.
Because it has a faster telephoto lens (2.8 vs 2.4), dual optical stabilization vs one, and of course, sharper, bigger screen, and the best part, smaller phone.
I think this ad is gorgeous. What's the issue with it?
Ambiguous for sure but they can cite visual metaphor and artistic interpretation and they have covered their asses with the end shot which clearly uses the generic photo shutter sound, showing a montage of stills using the shot.
Of course it also poses the question, maybe there is a video feature for beta sooner rather than later, is there?!
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