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But the artist in you can take them to the next level. Portraits captured with iPhones are truly impressive thanks to computational photography. When in Photos for mobile devices, use the Warmth and Tint adjustments instead. Now, thanks to iOS 13 and iPadOS, all of these techniques can be applied on the iPhone and iPad as well, with the exception of White Balance. Side-by-Side: A good portrait gets even better. Using Photos in iPadOS, while still in editing mode, just tap on the image to see the original version. If you're in Photos for macOS, press the M key to see your before and after. You don't want to over-sharpen portraits, just restore crispness to the overall image. Move the Intensity slider (don't worry about Edges and Falloff - they are fine where they are) to about 20 percent. The last step is add a dash of sharpening as well. (Here I only needed about 20 percent strength for this portrait.)įinally, just a bit of sharpening to clean things up. However, even as a subtle effect, it makes a noticeable improvement in the image.

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The technique is to start with full Strength, adjust the Radius and Softness, then back off Strength until the vignette isn't detectable to viewer. One trick that many portrait photographers use is to add a soft vignette to put more emphasis on the subject. They looked much better afterward.Īdding a soft vignette puts more emphasis on the subject.

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I then clicked on her face to adjust the white balance for her particular skin tones in this environment. I selected White Balance in Photos for macOS, choose Skin Tone from the popup menu, and enabled the eye dropper. Because we took this portrait in the shade, her coloring was still a bit cool. That being said, I've found that there's room for improvement as well. IPhones are generally pretty good with image color. (Notice the options displayed at the bottom of the image.) In this case, I think the Studio lighting scheme is more flattering. Regardless of which lighting scheme you captured in, you have the option of switching in Photos. I captured in Natural, but I think Studio looks better. With just a few clicks in Photos, you can take that good image to then next level.Ĭhoose the right lighting scheme.

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If you have iCloud enabled (and why wouldn't you?), your picture is automatically saved to Photos on the Mac and your other iOS devices. And as impressive as the results initially look, you can make them even better with just a few clicks.

Just open the Camera app, slide the options to Portrait, and shoot away. Portrait mode on current iPhones is incredible. You can share your thoughts at the TDS Facebook page, where I'll post this story for discussion. It will provide you with the info you need for making great slideshows! In the meantime, you can watch Photos for macOS Mojave right now. Hope to release this title in late November/early December. Your finished product will still have that lovely analog feel to it, but will be fine tuned to your tastes.Ĭoming Soon! Look for my training on LinkedIn Learning and titled, Photos for macOS Catalina and iPadOS that shows you all the amazing things you can do with this new software. If you want to keep fiddling, then take a look at the Retouch Brush for any dust spots, Vignette for directing the viewer's eye, and Noise Reduction if you want to tone down the grain a bit. If you feel the image needs a bit more, then apply Sharpen as well.Īt this point, you should be in great shape for sharing or making a print or two. Improve Detail - Definition is great for enhancing midtone contrast and sharpness.I select the Temp/Tint option in the WB popup menu, then click the dropper on a neutral tone area. White Balance - I prefer using White Balance with the eye dropper to Cast correction.I always start with Auto Enhance (what looks like a magic wand), then fine tune from there. Auto Enhance - Photos does a very good job of analyzing film images and applying light-handed corrections to them.Once the image is digitized, here are the 3 steps. Photo by Derrick Story.Īfter just a few clicks in Photos for macOS, I found a sweet spot between the original image and one that I much prefer, but still retaining the original film feel. I like the shot, but it was just a bit too off-color for my tastes.

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1 captured in expired Kodak Gold 200 with a Nikon FM and Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8 lens. And the best part is if you're a Mac user, you already have the app to do so.ĭel Monte Plant No. Whether it's a cherished photo from a family album or an artistic image captured on expired film, you can easily breath life into the picture while still retaining the unique qualities of analog photography.

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