iPhone XS iPhone Xs: portrait photo of objects? Food pic with bokeh

[phido]

I want to get either the iPhone Xs or Xr. I love to take food pictures so one reason to go for the Xs would be the dual cameras for portrait photos of objects.

Unfortunately I haven't found any examples of food portrait photos. Also at the store the Xs seemed to struggle a bit with recognizing non-human objects.

Is it worth it to get the Xs instead of the Xr for this purpose?

 

[Jordan921]

I don’t think it’s worth it just for food photos. But my Xs Max is taking some awesome photos.

 

[phido]

I just tried the Xs again at the store. Portrait mode doesn't work with close objects.

 

[fred98tj]

Most current phones are capable of decent food photos.

 

[Jordan921]

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That’s true. I just don’t think she should get an XS for that if an XR can do the same.

 

[phido]

View attachment 807553 Most current phones are capable of decent food photos.

Thanks for the pictures. What I actually meant was pictures taken with portrait mode to get a blurry background

For example

 

[sergekills]

XR won't blur the background so much, so it's more reasonable to get an iPhone XS.
Here's an example of mine food photo taken with the portrait mode.
However, there's a camera app called Halide that can shot portraits of everything but I'm not sure how it's performing with food.

 

[Jordan921]

Thanks for the pictures. What I actually meant was pictures taken with portrait mode to get a blurry background

For example

 

[phido]

XR won't blur the background so much, so it's more reasonable to get an iPhone XS.
Here's an example of mine food photo taken with the portrait mode.
However, there's a camera app called Halide that can shot portraits of everything but I'm not sure how it's performing with food.

It's pretty decent for posting on Instagram after cropping. I probably wouldn't use it on a food blog though.

I tried Halide in the store hoping that I could get more close-up portrait pics but I wasn't very impressed by the results (not much blur)

A big limitation of the Xs portrait mode is the minimum distance.

 

[FreddyKrueger]

You can adjust the blur after the photo is taken. Just go to the photo and press Edit, then you will see an slider to change the blur effect.

 

[cub4bearin]

Took this on thanksgiving. Not as easy as with regular camera. Need definitely distance, since the XS uses telephoto lense. But somewhat doable.

 

[Edge1978]

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[digitalexplr]

Get the XR then download a copy of “Focus”, available in App Store.

 

[Shanghaichica]

 

[phido]

I got the XS and taking portrait photos of food doesn’t work very well. I need to move too far away with the telephoto lens.

Portrait photo

 

[Ebok]

buying a $1000 phone to take pics for instagram friends.

i really don't wanna live on this planet sometimes.

 

[phido]

buying a $1000 phone to take pics for instagram friends.

i really don't wanna live on this planet sometimes.

I have a food blog so I was hoping I could replace my normal camera with the iPhone but it’s not good enough.

 

[fred98tj]

 

[Ebok]

I have a food blog so I was hoping I could replace my normal camera with the iPhone but it’s not good enough.

in that case i hope u make money off it