Then drag the dial on the right side of the image up or down to adjust the exact angle of rotation. You can also rotate your image freely by going to the Crop tab in the toolbar. To turn the image clockwise instead, hold the Option key and then click the Rotate button. This will turn the photo counterclockwise 90 degrees with each click. You have two ways to rotate an image in the Photos app.įirst, you can click the Rotate icon in the toolbar. To undo a flip or crop, click Reset at the bottom. You can also select Freeform and drag the edges or corners of the image to crop it to the exact size you want.Īt the bottom of the crop options, you can quickly crop the image as Portrait or Landscape using the icons. You can pick a square, one of the preset ratios, or enter a custom size. To flip it vertically, hold the Option key as you click the button.Įxpand the Aspect section to crop the image to a certain size. On the right, you’ll see an option to Flip the photo right at the top. If you want to flip or crop the photo, click the Crop tab in the toolbar. Select a filter and then use the slider that appears to adjust the amount of filter you want to apply. Click the Filter tab in the toolbar to see the options on the right. Sometimes adding a filter can give a photo a whole new perspective. Alternatively, you can undo all adjustments by clicking Reset Adjustments at the bottom. To undo a change you make with one of the tools, click the Undo icon to the right. If you prefer to have Photos automatically improve specific elements, rather than the entire photo, click Auto to the right of the tool.
Many of the tools also offer an individual Auto Enhance option.
As another example, to remove red-eye, you have a brush to click each eye in the photo.
For example, to adjust the Light, you have sliders for Brilliance, Exposure, Highlights, and more. Click an arrow to expand an option and use the tools within it.ĭepending on the tool you select, you may see a slider or brush. You’ll then see more than a dozen options to enhance and improve the photo along the right. Adjust a picture in Photos on MacĪt the top of the Photos editing window, click the Adjust tab. You also have the option to use Auto Enhance for individual elements, which we’ll describe below. To remove those enhancements, click the button to deselect it. Click the button in the toolbar that looks like a magic wand to enable Auto Enhance. This is handy when using certain tools like Retouch and Red-Eye.Īuto Enhance: If you’d like to let the Photos app automatically improve the entire photo, you can use the Auto Enhance feature. Zoom: On the top left of the toolbar, you can use the slider to zoom in on the photo if needed. Your photo will open in a separate window. To open the editing tools in Photos, either select the image and press Return or double-click the image and choose Edit in the toolbar. You can then make adjustments to the copy if you’d rather keep the original image as is. To copy the image, right-click the photo or select Image from the menu bar and choose Duplicate 1 Photo. Then head to the Imports section of the sidebar to select the photo. If the image was taken on your iPhone or iPad and synced with your Mac, you may need to import it first. This allows you to hold onto the original because all changes you make will be saved and then appear on all devices where you sync the Photos app. Show 2 more items Prepare your photo for editingīefore you start making changes to your picture, you may want to make a copy of it.