Light is crucial when it comes to portrait photography. Shooting during golden hour sunset or having access to a large window are both great tools for harnessing the power of the sun when shooting ...

Six distinct lighting styles are built into the iPhone as Portrait modes. But they aren't just for selfies. I tried all six lighting styles to see how they work, where they shine, and how to use them ...

• A 'portrait' lens is not essential but can help you create flattering facial perspectives and defocused backgrounds. See best portrait lenses • A flashgun is great for adding 'fill-light' in ...

You can easily take your own great portrait photo by using lighting that is set to the side of the camera rather than the camera’s flash. You’ll end up with a ...

Alongside the introduction of the iPhone 8 Plus and X this fall, Apple introduced Portrait Lighting, a camera effect designed to simulate specific lighting conditions normally only found in a studio ...

The iPhone XS has an amazing camera, and the best part of that camera is the Depth Control feature, which lets you adjust the background blur after you take the photo. This is a powerful feature, but ...

Apple is promoting the photographic capabilities of the iPhone 8 Plus in a new advertisement released on Saturday morning, with the ad highlighting the new Portrait Lighting mode included with the ...

Portrait mode, a tool Apple launched last year in beta with the iPhone 7 Plus, quickly became my favourite camera feature. I try to take almost every picture in portrait mode — even ones that I ...

You don’t have to buy a Pixel 4a 5G or Pixel 5 to take advantage of Google’s latest portrait wizardry. Android Police has discovered that Google Photos’ new Portrait Light feature is rolling out to ...

The iPhone 8 Plus and X are trying to make your snaps look like they were lit by a professional photographer. Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater ...