Edit Portrait mode photos on iPhone
In the Photos app , you can change and adjust the studio-quality lighting effects to the photos you take in Portrait mode.
Edit Portrait Lighting effects in Portrait mode photos
On models that support Portrait Lighting, you can apply, change, or remove the Portrait Lighting effects in Portrait mode photos.
Tap any photo taken in Portrait mode to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then touch and drag
below the photo to choose a lighting effect.
Natural Light: The face is in sharp focus against a blurred background.
Studio Light: The face is brightly lit, and the photo has an overall clean look.
Contour Light: The face has dramatic shadows with highlights and lowlights.
Stage Light: The face is spotlit against a deep black background.
Stage Light Mono: The effect is like Stage Light, but the photo is in classic black and white.
High-Key Light Mono: Creates a grayscale subject on a white background (on supported models).
Tap Done to save your changes.
After you save a Portrait Lighting effect, you can tap Revert to go back to the original lighting.
To remove the Portrait effect from a photo, tap Portrait at the top of the screen.
Note: On iPhone XR, the front-facing camera only supports Natural Light, Studio Light, and Contour Light.
Adjust Depth Control and Portrait Lighting in Portrait mode photos
Use the Depth Control slider to adjust the level of background blur in your Portrait mode photos, and the Portrait Lighting slider to adjust the intensity of Portrait Lighting effects.

Tap any photo taken in Portrait mode to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap the
setting at the top of the screen to adjust Depth Control or
to adjust Portrait Lighting.
A slider appears below the photo.
Drag the slider left or right to adjust the effect.
A gray dot above the slider marks the original value for the photo.
Tap Done to save your changes.