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Change the lighting of a portrait in Photos on Mac
If you took a portrait photo with iPhone 8 Plus or later, you can apply four studio-quality lighting effects to change the look of the photo.
![A portrait photo with natural lighting.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5D7C3C6C680CE20A4EEF0365/5D7C3C7F680CE20A4EEF036C/en_AU/d8cb92effaed9c2ffb54807d3e54c9dd.png)
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In the Photos app
on your Mac, double-click a portrait photo, then click Edit in the toolbar.
Select a lighting effect.
Natural: Displays the portrait as it was originally taken.
Studio: Brightens facial features.
Contour: Applies dramatic directional lighting.
Stage: Applies spotlight stage lighting with a darkened background.
Stage mono: Changes a portrait to black and white with stage lighting.
To set the depth of focus, drag the Depth slider.