Facebook yesterday announced a new imaging feature which takes advantage of depth information between the foreground subject and the background to bring simulated 3D perspective to your Portrait mode photos, creating a feeling similar to iOS's parallax effect where your Home screen wallpaper moves or shifts slightly as you tilt your iPhone.
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New Apple commercial positions iPhone X as a professional photography studio in your pocket
Apple today posted a new photography-focused iPhone X ad on its official YouTube channel.
Instagram rolls out depth of field Focus shooting mode that supports photos and video
Want to take depth-of-field images in the Instagram camera?
Halide 1.7 brings Portrait mode and TrueDepth camera support, AR photo viewer & more
The popular camera app Halide is out with a major new version, the biggest update since being optimized for iPhone X, bringing many new features to the mix. Halide is particularly useful on your iPhone X as it now supports the new capabilities of Apple's TrueDepth camera system.
Apple video explains how iPhone X’s Portrait Lighting effects were created
Apple last evening posted a new video to its official YouTube channel, offering a rare behind the scenes look at how the Portrait Lighting effects on iPhone X were created.
New iPhone X ad highlights Portrait Mode selfies
Apple has shared a new video ad that highlights Portrait Mode selfies taken on the iPhone X utilizing Portrait Lighting effects. The short clip also includes a poem narrated by Muhammad Ali.
Apple posts a trio of videos highlighting Face ID & Portrait Lighting on iPhone X
Apple just published three new iPhone X-focused videos on its official YouTube channel that promote iPhone X's Portrait Lighting shooting mode and the Face ID biometric feature.
Infltr for iOS gains the ability to record filtered videos & other new features
The makers of the popular Infltr image editor for iPhone and iPad today released a winter update with a bunch of new features, including the ability to record filtered videos from the camera.
Has Apple intentionally limited Portrait Lighting effects to iPhone X & iPhone 8 Plus?
Irish developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered that old Portrait Mode photos currently cannot be enhanced using Apple's new Portrait Lighting effects without resorting to trickery.
Top 25 features of the iPhone X shown off on video
The iPhone X is a powerful new beast. Whether you are still debating on whether to get the new phone, or if you just want to know what makes this device stand out, I've taken a look at the 25 best features of the iPhone X.
Patch allows you to create a Portrait Mode effect on any iPhone
With the introduction of the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, Apple is putting more phones into the hands of consumers that are capable of taking photos with a bokeh effect dubbed Portrait Mode. While these phones are becoming more and more common, there are still a large number of people using phones that are not equipped to take these sort of photos. Patch is one of a few options that allow you to create photos with a Portrait Mode effect on any iPhone.
Camera+ picks up support for depth mapping, HEIF format & more
The popular iOS camera app Camera+ was updated on App Store today with support for the new HEIF image format in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, portraiture photography on iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, a more accurate viewfinder, a brand new Smile mode and more.