How to shoot in portrait mode on your iPhone

Add a more professional look to your photos by adding depth to the background. By shooting in Portrait Mode, you can adjust the lens' aperture by adding more or less depth.

Open your Camera app

How to shoot in portrait mode on your iPhone

Switch from “Photo” to “Portrait”

How to shoot with Depth Control on your iPhone

Tap the aperture feature, which is a small “f” in the top right corner.

How to shoot with Depth Control on your iPhone

Slide left or right to increase or decrease the depth. Sliding to the left will give your photo more depth and sliding to the right gives it less depth.

How to shoot with Depth Control on your iPhone

Once you are happy with how much depth you have, tap the shutter button to capture. If you don't get the perfect shot, you can always tap the "Edit" button on your Portrait Mode photo to adjust the depth.

How to shoot with Depth Control on your iPhone

Although Portrait Mode does a lot of the work for you, there are certain things you should remember when trying to get that epic shot!

You’ll have to be at least 2 meters from the subject, otherwise, Portrait Mode won’t activate

If your camera is struggling to find the object/person you’re wanting to focus on, physically tap it on your screen.

Don’t increase the depth-of-field by too much, otherwise, the background will be blurred to the point where you cannot see what it is at all. If it’s something scenic like a mountain or the ocean, you’ll want to keep the depth-of-field low.

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