We find the best portraits of someone are in brighter light. If shooting more than one person, we recommend up to three people. Keep them in the same plane if you want everyone to stay sharp. The further your subject is from your background, the more pronounced the blur effect will be. You’ll also notice better blur if you have good contrast between your subject and the background such as contrasting colours. Portrait likes faces, but it can be used to shoot objects just make sure they are high contrasting to get the best effect. Thin objects or scenes where there are a lot of similar colours don’t look as good. In the beta, pictures have looked great on screen, but not so great blown up full size on a monitor. If you want to ensure you have a backup of what would be a non-Portrait version of the image, make sure you’ve got the Keep Normal Photo option ticked in settings (Settings > Photos & Camera). This will save a photo without the depth of field effect applied in addition to the Portrait Version.
