Camera, Photos, and video
Master iOS 13’s enhancements to create great images and videos.
iOS 13 saw a raft of improvements to iOS Cameras and Photos apps. There were new Portrait lighting effects, including a high-key mono filter, perfect for recreating magazine-style fashion shoots. And you can now edit auto-adjustments and filter by adjusting their intensity. And all the effects you add to photos can now be applied to videos, too.
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SHOOT A SLOFIE You’ll need an iPhone 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max. Open the Camera app and activate the front-facing camera. Swipe right over the shooting modes until Slo–mo is highlighted. Tap the shutter button to record and tap it again when you’re done.
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USE HIGH-KEY MONO The HighKey Mono mode shoots the foreground in monochrome and bathes the background in white light. In the Camera app, tap Portrait, then the front–facing camera icon, then swipe over the Portrait modes until you see High-Key Mono. Tap the shutter.
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ADJUST THE LIGHTING IN PORTRAIT MODE Choose Portrait mode and the front-facing camera. Tap any Portrait mode except Natural Light. Now, tap on the hexagon at the top of the screen. Use the slider beneath the image to adjust the light. Alternatively, tap the color icon to choose a different color preset.
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ALTER THE INTENSITY OF AUTO ENHANCE Tap on any photo in the Photos app. Tap Edit, then tap on the Auto Enhance icon (the one that looks like a magic wand). Use the slider to adjust the effect’s intensity. Or swipe left and tap any of the other editing tools (Exposure, Brilliance, Highlights, and so on) to adjust any effect independently.
Tap Done to save the adjustments when you’re finished or tap Cancel (bottom– left) to revert to the original photo. If you save your changes but regret your decision later, don’t worry. Select the image once more and tap Edit, then tap Revert (bottom-right) to start over again.
The High-Key Mono mode shoots the foreground in monochrome and bathes the background in white light.
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USE THE NEW PERSPECTIVE CROP Go to the Photos edit screen and tap on the crop tool. Tap either the vertical or horizontal perspective tools at the bottom, then use the slider to adjust the perspective. Tap the crop options at the top of the screen and choose one – or tap Auto to let Photos decide for you. Then tap Done when you’re happy, or click Cancel to revert back to the original uncorrected image.
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CREATE A LONG EXPOSURE Open Photos and go to Albums, then simply swipe up to see the Live Photos album. Tap it and then tap a photo. Swipe up over the photo to reveal your Live options, which will include Live, Loop, Bounce, and Long Exposure effects. Choose Long Exposure and you will see the frames combine to create a long exposure effect.
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CAPTURE THE IMAGE OUTSIDE THE FRAME If you have an iPhone 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max, you can easily capture any detail beyond the frame that is used when you make adjustments in Crop view. Simply go to Settings > Camera and choose Capture Outside the Frame. Once you have done that you will have much more flexibility when changing perspective or cropping.