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Simple science behind how one iPhone photo captured a bride in three poses at once

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Published 11:21 6 Dec 2023 GMT

Simple science behind how one iPhone photo captured a bride in three poses at once

A bridal photo sparked internet confusion when the shot showed 3 different poses in one but the mystery revealed a simple iPhone trick

Rebekah Jordan

Rebekah Jordan

One bridal photo confused the internet by capturing three different poses in a single shot - but one simple trick made it happen.

When you look at the photo, your first question might be: 'what sorcery captured her in three different poses at once?'

You wouldn't be the first one to ask.

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The photo shows a woman in a bridal gown in front of two mirrors, posing three different ways.

You'll be happy to know, there's no complicated Photoshop or editing skills required - just a simple common feature on a smartphone.

A single image showed Tessa Coates in three different poses /  Instagram / @wheatpraylove
A single image showed Tessa Coates in three different poses / Instagram / @wheatpraylove

The woman is the photograph is comedian Tessa Coates. And after posting the photo on Instagram and being bombarded with questions, she replied saying that the picture wasn't edited in any way or used any fancy features. She said 'it just came out that way', even sharing a screenshot as proof!

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Thankfully, the confusion came to an end when one YouTuber - Faruk from iPhonedo YouTube Channel - posted a short video on threads explaining the mystery behind the camera lens.

It's simple science - and a feature most iPhone users will probably have used before.

Using the 'pano' feature on the iPhone 12, the photographer was able to capture Coates in three different poses in multiple images. These images were then merged together to form one single photo.

To make the shot look as smooth and natural as it does, the phone's tech crops the original images before stitching all the edges together.

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 Instagram / @wheatpraylove
Instagram / @wheatpraylove

Faruk said that he figured this out when he compared the standard resolution of a iPhone 12 photo 3024 x 4032, which was bigger than Coates' photo resolution of 3028 x 3948.

By looking at the shot's metadata, Faruk noticed that Coates' cropped resolution matched that of the iPhone 12's panoramic feature.

A similar thing happens in digital video stabilisation whereby the original frames are stitched and panned together by the edges to create smooth-playing video.

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Ironically enough, Coates herself claimed - and proved - that the photo wasn't taken in Pano mode.

Though she didn't lie.

It turns out, if you don't move the iPhone fast enough when taking a Pano shot, it won't label the photo as Pano.

Yet, another sneaky feature from Apple!

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This bridal pic is proof that you don't need fancy edits to create epic shots. Though it looks like it requires more effort than it does, the secret is simple!

Featured Image Credit: Instagram / @wheatpraylove

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