Portrait mode breakthrough

Carmen showed up with her new iPhone 13 this afternoon, completely baffled by all the camera options. ‘There are like seventeen different settings and I don’t know what any of them do,’ she said, holding it like it might explode.

Portrait mode breakthrough

We spent the better part of an hour with me explaining portrait mode while she took approximately fifty photos of my coffee mug from every conceivable angle. She kept getting frustrated when the background didn’t blur the way she wanted, until suddenly something clicked.

Victory dance commenced immediately

Now she’s texting me photos of literally everything in her apartment with perfectly blurred backgrounds. Her houseplant. Her breakfast. Her reflection in the bathroom mirror. I created a monster.

Jake came home to find us both sprawled on the floor comparing iPhone photography techniques. He just shook his head and made us all grilled cheese. Smart man knows not to interrupt a technology breakthrough in progress.