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iPhone X vs. Professional Studio Lighting [Video]

iPhone X vs. Professional Studio Lighting [Video]

Posted November 12, 2017 at 3:40pm by
Check out this video comparing the new Portrait Lighting feature available on the iPhone X versus real professional studio lights.

Daniel DeArco writes, "My friend got an iPhone X last week and we got curious about how it would do against an actual studio lighting setup. Backdrop aside, the portrait lighting effects do seem to have a similar look from far away. I'm convinced that the, "untrained", eye would still find the images pleasing to look at... then again, I'm pretty open-minded. What do you guys think? This is not the normal type of video I would post, but since I work a lot in studio with light, I figured I might as well experiment with a video :)."


Take a look at the results below!


iPhone X vs. Professional Studio Lighting [Video]

iPhone X vs. Professional Studio Lighting [Video]

iPhone X vs. Professional Studio Lighting [Video]

iPhone X vs. Professional Studio Lighting [Video]

[iPhone X Left / Real Lighting Right]
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Son Goku
Son Goku - November 13, 2017 at 10:11pm
A more well thought out comparison would have involved both shots being taken indoors in the same studio under the same lighting.
Lea
Lea - November 13, 2017 at 5:24am
“Backdrop aside”? Really, compare apples to apples(no pun intended) because it does matter.
Vincent112
Vincent112 - November 12, 2017 at 5:38pm
So ? Studio lighting is better ! wow !
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