This guide explains how to crop and edit photos on all devices running iOS, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Cropping a Photo
Step 1. Open Photos
The icon of this app is white, with a multicolored pinwheel. It is usually found on the home screen.
Step 2. Tap on an album
You should see several on this screen, such as "Camera Roll", "Favorites", "People" and "Places".
- If Photos doesn't open on the Albums page, tap Album in the lower right corner of the screen.
- If Photos opens to a single image, press the "back arrow" in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 3. Click on the image you want to edit
It should zoom to full screen.
Step 4. Press the button
to open the editing options.
You will find it at the bottom of the screen, to the left of the trash can.
Step 5. Press the button
to open the cropping menu.
It is located in the lower left corner of the screen, to the right of the entry Cancel.
Step 6. Crop the image
There are two ways to do this:
- Manual - you have to press and drag a corner or side of the image; for example, dragging the bottom side up will remove everything at the bottom of the photo.
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Preset - you have to press the button
Iphonephotoaspectratiobutton at the bottom right of the screen to see a list of aspect ratios, such as Square or 9:16, then select one of the present settings and apply it to the image.
Step 7. Click Done in the lower right corner of the screen
This will save the changes to the photo and exit the image editor.
You can also press on Cancel bottom left, then up Don't save your changes to restore the photo to its original state.
Method 2 of 2: Edit a Photo
Step 1. Press the button
to bring up the editing options.
You will see it to the left of the trash can icon.
Step 2. Press the button
located at the top right of the screen to automatically enhance the selected photo.
This option automatically adjusts the brightness, contrast, and other image settings to make it more balanced.
Step 3. Press the button
at the bottom left to open the filter menu.
Selecting a filter will apply it to the image.
Step 4. Press the button
which is to the right of the Fitri one to change various brightness options:
- Light to adjust the brightness, shadows and contrast of the photo;
- Color to adjust color contrast, saturation and hue;
- B&N to adjust the tone, intensity and grain of the photo.
Step 5. Press the down arrow to the right of the brightness options
The corresponding menu will open; here you will find other items (eg. Exposure) with selectors to change the intensity of the respective values. When you are done, you can press ☰ on the right side of the screen (above end) to return to the brightness options.
Step 6. Click Close in the lower right corner of the screen
This will take you back to the edit page.
Step 7. Press on ⋯
This is the More button, located to the right of the Adjust button at the bottom of the screen.
Step 8. Click on Edit
A window will appear at the bottom of the screen. From this menu you can draw on the image and add captions.
Step 9. Complete your changes
When you are happy with the changes, press end in the lower right corner of the screen. This will save the changes and close the image editor interface.
