![]() ![]() For example, you can create a Smart Album for a range of dates so albums will automatically exist for years, or months within years. Smart Albums are a neat way to automatically organize your photos (click the plus sign next to My Albums to create one). Albums function the same way as they do on iPhones (see above), but there are some more advanced features available in the computer version of Photos. Important note: it feels intuitive to drag + drop items from the Photos program onto the desktop but this creates a compressed thumbnail and NOT the full size file.If you want an individual photo or a group of photos to be available outside of the program, you need to go to File/Export. This means photos need to be imported to be used inside the program and exported to be used outside the program. On a computer, Apple Photos uses a master catalog file. This is fun with action shots like a waterfall (it will make the water blurred to show the effect of the water movement). When you’re viewing a Live Photo, you can swipe up to find animation options or something called Long Exposure. Another fun editing feature is for Live Photos.This allows you to type + doodle right on the photo. The three dots house another feature called Markup. When you open a photo, tapping Edit in the top right opens a menu of editing options. Type in any keyword you like- such as dog, car, beach, etc to find the photo you’ve been searching for! ![]() Tapping the search function (icon in the bottom right corner) opens up a world of search functionality. The album will contain all the automatically identified photos of that person, not just the single photo you named. That face/person will now show up automatically in your People album within Albums. If there is a person you’d like to name, select a photo of them, swipe up, then tap the circle with their face, and then designate a name. Technology is so crazy and Facial Recognition is a really useful tool. ![]() To truly delete the photo from your phone, you must do it from the general Camera Roll. If you delete a photo from the album, it will still reside in the Camera Roll. A note about albums: albums function similarly to a Music Playlist which means it’s a second COPY of the photo inside the album.This is great for photos you reference frequently (ex: a photo of my license plate because I can never remember the number correctly!). The ‘Favorites’ Album is also really helpful- it displays any photo where you’ve tapped the heart icon. When cleaning up your camera roll, it’s SO helpful to see all the Screenshots in one place or focus in on Videos because they typically require more storage space. You’ll find facial recognition in the automatic People album, location search in the Places album, but my favorite is Albums by Media Type. The Albums tab has a lot of great functionality. If you’d like to convert existing HEIC files, this free converter works great. You’re able to change your phone back to JPEG, if you desire, in Settings/Camera/Formats (most compatible). It has become more widely recognized now, but still isn’t universal. It’s a full resolution file that takes up less space. In 2017, Apple changed the file format of photos taken on iPhones from JPEG (universally recognized and used) to HEIC (high efficiency image format- exclusive to apple). In my experience, the program isn’t always very intuitive so I’ve spent a lot of time learning the features it offers and how to make them work for me… here are the basics I think everyone needs to know. Previously known as iPhoto, Photos is the program on all Mac computers + iPhones for viewing, organizing, and editing your photos + videos. Whether you’ve been a life-long Apple user or are new to Mac products, this blog post is meant to serve as a helpful overview of Photos and iCloud- hopefully you’ll learn something new or find a feature you haven’t previously used that will make your life easier! ![]() I asked her to share her tips with you guys – I am thrilled for her to help you too! Having our photos backed up and sorted properly was such a gift – organizing photos is not my specialty and it was such a relief to know that everything was backed up properly. Casey (Miss Freddy) helped me sort through my photo mess earlier this year. I am so excited to share a photo ‘cleaning’ series with you this week – Clean Up Your Photos with Miss Freddy. OctoClean Up Your Photos : Introduction to Apple Photos and iCloud ![]()
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