How to turn normal photos into Portrait on iPhone 15

Owners of the recently launched iPhone 15 — anyone from the new line, whether it's your own iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro or even the iPhone 15 Pro Max — now have the ability to apply the portrait mode to photos taken in standard camera mode, even after capture. This allows you to add the bokeh effect to the background of the image and highlight the main focus, without having to switch between applications. It is also possible to adjust the focus for different parts of the frame, offering greater flexibility when editing photos. Check it out below!

How to apply Portrait effect to normal photos

Making things a little clearer, not every photo you take can be turned into a photo with the Portrait effect. To apply this effect after capture, the device needs to identify depth information, which does not happen in all situations. At the iPhone 15, information about depth are automatically registered when a human, cat or dog face is detected in the scene, as well as when you tap the screen to focus on a specific point.

The user will know the feature is active when an aperture (f-stop) icon appears in the bottom left corner of the screen when taking the photo. You can tap this icon to preview the Portrait effect in real time, but you can also apply it later without having to do it immediately while capturing the image. Look how easy it is:

Passo 1: After taking the photo normally, go to the app Photos and choose the photo you took. In the upper left corner, tap the option Picture. It will appear as if it is turned off;

Step 2: Now touch wherever the focus is applied. A blurred background will appear in the image. Ready! Now you know how to apply the Portrait effect to normal images taken on any iPhone 15 model.

Extra Tips

You can still make further adjustments after applying the new effect to your photo. Tap Edit to open the editing window. Here you can use the opening slider (f-stop) to adjust the intensity of the background blur — that bar with vertical lines that is at the bottom of the screen, as shown in the previous image.

Also note in yellow square on screen, it indicates the focus point in the image. To change the focus to another part of the photo, simply tap anywhere in the frame to reposition the focus box, so the rest of the photo will have a blurred effect, except for the selected focus.

When you're satisfied with the adjustments you've made to the image, tap Completed to save the changes. It's also worth remembering that you can always revert to the original image by opening it again in the Photos section and undoing the edits.

This feature is available for all cameras on the device, including the main camera, telephoto and camera front. It also works if you have the live Photos enabled, although depth information is only saved for the cover photo of the Live Photo sequence. This means you can apply Portrait mode to a photo in Live Photos, but only the cover frame — that is, the first photo of the collection — will have a blurred background effect. If you choose a different frame, for example one where everyone is looking at the camera, you won't be able to apply Portrait mode.

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