Shoot in Portrait Mode to Get That Pro Look

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This is huge (and your iPhone’s secret weapon) because when it comes to portraits, a big advantage that pro DSLR and mirrorless cameras have always had over the iPhone’s camera is the ability to blur the background behind your subject. This separates your subject from the background and simplifies the scene by eliminating background distractions, which creates a much more professional looking portrait. Well, the miracle workers in Apple engineering came up with a way to create that awesome out-of-focus background look using some math craziness, and son of a gun if they didn’t just nail it. They nailed ...

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