The chance to change Photographic Styles on the iPhone after taking a photo is fun, but it comes with an annoying downside that's a deal breaker for me.
This story is part of Andy Boxall's OuttaFocus series, covering smartphone cameras and photography. Ever since Apple introduced its Photographic Styles , I’ve mostly stuck to the Standard filter and then edited my pictures in the Photos app later if I wanted. With iOS 18, Apple added the ability to change Photographic Styles after taking a photo, and I decided it was time to experiment and play around with different Styles.
If you want to check your own iPhone, head to Settings > Camera > Formats. There’s a choice of either Most Compatible, or JPEG, or a High Efficiency option, which is HEIC. Swiping through them is highly reminiscent of applying a filter on Instagram, and this is where part of the problem for me lies. Each Photographic Style changes the photo in a meaningful way, but I can never find exactly the right one, which is something I always encounter on Instagram. It could be that two work well, or I can’t decide whether I like the photo with a slight edit one way or another.
I still need to edit That’s right. Just as I find I need to do with photos on Instagram, I still edit my iPhone photos even after applying a different Photographic Style, as it’s impossible to get the look I’m after otherwise. The Styles don’t do anything that different from editing anyway; they just quickly give you a predetermined look, so I never find I’m missing out just by sticking with a shot taken with the Standard style and then tweaking it.
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