PHOTO EDITING using APPLE PHOTOS in BIG SUR! IN-DEPTH OVERVIEW of EVERYTHING!

This in-depth beginners guide will help you discover all of the tools built inside Apple Photos on your Mac! Learn how to use the Retouch tool, adjustment sliders and much more as we drive deep into all of the editing features Apple has to offer on your Mac in Big Sur!
00:00 | Getting Started
01:00 | Location of editing tools
01:51 | Auto Enhance Tool
03:17 | How to Crop and Rotate Pictures
07:05 | How to use the Red Eye Removal Tool
08:58 | Apple Photo Manual
09:38 | How to use photo Filters
13:04 | Light and color adjustments
19:10 | Black and White Editing
21:01 | How to copy and paste adjustments
22:06 | How to use the Retouch Tool
26:03 | Using the White Balance adjustment
28:22 | Using Levels and Curves
32:35 | How to use Selective Color
35:52 | Using the Noise Reduction tool
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[@whitnells]

First class. So helpful. Clear. Good pace. Very encouraging. Practical examples that demonstrated the purpose of the various sliders. Tutorials don't come better than this.

[@Learnwithjoel]

WOW, thanks so much @Brian Whitnell for the kind words! Thanks so much for watching and supporting! It's greatly appreciated!

[@breezyyy88]

God freaking bless you for doing this. No reason for most of us beginners to shell out big $ for Lightroom. THank you thank you thank you

[@Learnwithjoel]

Apple Photos is for sure unrated for most people and with the ability to add third party apps, it can become quite powerful! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@emmab7658]

Excellent tutorial! Very hands on and easy to understand for a beginner like me. I learned a lot from this. Looking forward to start playing around with my own photos. Thank you and greetings from Sweden! 😃

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Emma B! I'm so happy this was helpful! Cheers to you in Sweden and I hope all is well! Thanks so much for watching and if you'd like to support me by subscribing, I would greatly appreciate it!

[@UncleTerry1001]

Thank you for a straightforward and much needed intro to the Big Sur ver. of Photos. The capabilities of Edit here have really evolved, and this is a useful summary for sure. Good work. I subscribed!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks @Terry Mohn! I agree, Photos has certainly improved over the years! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@johncito4313]

Joel: Thank you, thank you. What an excellent tutorial! I have been looking for this type of information, with detailed coverage of the software, and now you have increased my ability with "Photos" three-fold. I really appreciate your clear and comfortable presentation style. Very much appreciated!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks for such kind words @Johncito! I'm really happy to hear this was helpful! My goal is to make quality content that is easy to view and understand to help others! I appreciate you watching and the support!

[@andrewbatchelor5498]

I was struggling to get to grips with the basics on my MacPro - You have saved drowning man. Thank you.

[@Learnwithjoel]

So happy that this was helpful for you @Andrew Batchelor! Don't Drown! :-) Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@tiffanecoe9060]

Best video I've seen on editing in photos! Thank you for teaching me so much!!!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much @Tiffane Coe! I really appreciate the kind words! Thanks for watching and the support!

[@Tajhad]

A very full explanation of the tools. Thank you. Very helpful.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you so much for watching! I appreciate the support!

[@michaelvarma1077]

Appreciate your explanations, demonstrations, and keyboard commands. Well done. Thanks!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you for watching and support! I appreciate it!

[@aradhyasood4292]

Thank you Mr. Feld. It was great learning the basics with you.

[@Learnwithjoel]

It was a pleasure to enjoy my content @Aradhya Sood! I appreciate your kind words! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@g1oryboy860]

Video deserves way more love, spot on man good stuff ! Perfect explanations

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate that so much @g1oryboy! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@1956jude]

Very helpful and explained in clear understandable terms. Thank you so much.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Judy Arnold! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@samyo22222]

Absolutely perfect review - Thanks!!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks @Mike Mas! I really appreciate the support! Thanks for watching!

[@lobzangsamten5138]

Thank you so much for amazing tutorial video... really appreciated.. 😃😃😃

[@Learnwithjoel]

Your'e very welcome @Lobzang Samten! I'm grateful that they are helping people! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@FOXDONFOX]

Joel, Thank You for your tutorial! Your articulations and grammar is so perfect, Thanks Again for your insights and perfect advise.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Donald R Fox! Thank you for the continued support! I hope this video was helpful! If you learned something and want to support my content I’m creating, feel free to use SUPER THANKS on the video! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@TeddyCavachon]

I had a career in photography, photo reproduction and printing dealing color management and the capabilities of the included Apple photo app are very impressive and your tutorial very thorough. With regard to color balance and tint, changes to yellow-blue color balance correlate to how the atmosphere / cloud change the color of sunlight at different times of day. Where you’d want to use the Tint slider to shift colors on the green magenta axis is whenever overhead trees or nearby foliage reflect their green light onto the subjects. We don’t notice the green cast when shooting or when editing because the eyes adjust to it based on what we expect the color to look like. On caucasian skin the green cast gives it a dull pallor which can be removed by adjusting tint towards magenta. A green tint can also be added to twilight scenes to give them a cinematic look. A lot can be learned about using color to convey mood by paying attention to color balance and tint when watching movies. With regard to selective color control because of the RGGB pattern of the sensor highly reflective RGB content in a photo, like the red flower and highlights in skin will sometime “clip” and start to lose detail in the Red channel, and highlights in foliage in the Green and sky in the Blue. This can be seen in the color histogram as the color which is clipping running off the right side. In that situation adjusting the color which is clipping lower with selective color, or that channel in curves or levels will reduce clipping and restore normal color balance; e.g. a minus red will remove the waxy yellow burnt out look of overexposed skin highlights.

[@Larry77777]

Hey Joel: Your instructional videos wrt Photos (and iMovie) are a big help; thanks for sharing. One thing not mentioned that I have noticed is it's best to do the crop before the auto enhance. That way, the enhancing algorithm doesn't factor in the removed areas.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great tip! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@neilcousineau4956]

Thanks for this. I just bought my first MacBook. I never knew Apple had a good photo editor for the non-pro photography.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Neil Cousineau and welcome to the Apple Family! Apple Photos right of the start is pretty good, especially if you're coming from Windows and used to their "Photos" app. I have another video that talks about other extensions and editing tools that compliment Apple Photos. I'll link down below for reference! ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already and use SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@hecjvaldez]

Just found your channel because of searching how to edit Raw Photos. Thanks a lot for your videos!!! So helpful!! 👍👍👍

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Hector J. Valdez! Check out this other video related to editing photos too if you haven't already! ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@imkazyboi]

Thank you so much for this video. I just moved to Apple eco system and wanted to learn photo editing and start simple. This is a great video for newbies like me. Good work!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Welcome to the Apple Family @Mohamed Kasim! I hope you're continuing to learn! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@ZHilmi]

Man! You're a hidden gem in KZbin! I wish you all the best.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much! I look forward to making much more content and I really appreciate the kind words! Happy you found me! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@christinabarnes1105]

I like the way you adjusted the colors on that water streaming down with the clouds in the sky. It looked like a painting that u can frame on your wall. Cool

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks! :-)

[@maze400]

I am trying to decide if I should switch to Mac from Windows so I wanted to see how the stock photo editor works. You did a great job explaining. One thing I would like to add, in the curves, you have three eye droppers. They set the maximum BLACK-White and Grey points, were you to select the black dropper and hover over the darkest part of the photo and do the same for the white point, it would really punch up the photo.

[@Prinzessin_Luna]

It was a pleasure to watch this video! Thanks a lot! Tobbes

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Tobbes L! I'm so glad you enjoyed this video! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@rdallorina]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Pinoy Outdoor Oldies* Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@MrJonharding]

Thanks for this. Some directions on the best way to save the edited Raw images to a more user friendly size and format without loss of quality would really help.

[@anilkoliwada3748]

Joel. Thank you very much. Very informative and simple. You helped me allot.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Anil Koliwada! I'm so happy to hear this was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and if you'd like to support me by subscribing, I would greatly appreciate it!

[@vwood2]

Wow! I this is an incredible tutorial - it’s so helpful. Thank you very much! 🙏

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much @Vicki Wood! I really appreciate the kind words! I appreciate the continued support! Thanks so much for watching!

[@MickBrownFolksinger]

Great video, thanks so much

[@danzirolli7382]

Excellent presentation! Informative and I especially like how you

[@ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras]

Awesome video Joel. I had no idea Apple Photos was so feature rich. I have learned lots from your videos. Thank you!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much @CAM Tech! Apple for sure has improved over the years! Thanks for the continued support! I appreciate it!

[@creatinganewlife1296]

Thanks before I don’t try editing on Mac, now i know there have more options for editing, i will try it.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Creating A New Life! Apple Photos has certainly improved over the years and with the addition of other Apps and extensions it really can be pretty powerful! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@hywel3143]

Hi Joel. This is a really useful video! Would you consider releasing an updated tutorial to include the new features in Photos Ventura please?

[@ollie54able]

Joel, what a FANTASTIC overview of the MAC program. I learned so much on how to edit pictures... And I thought I knew a lot already from using earlier versions on my older MAC. Excellent presentation. Thank you! Is there a way to save both the edited picture and original? I find that when I try to use the edited version for my background pic on the MAC it reverts back to the original. Thanks again. Well done.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Wm Cobb! I appreciate the kind words! So usually in Apple Photos, the moment you edit a photo and exit out of editing mode, it actually behind the scenes duplicates that photo so there is the original and the edited one. When you do this, however, you will not see both, you still still only see one; the edited one. You can alway have the ability to disregard all edits and revert back to the original. If you want to see two photos, side by side, you can always duplicate the photo, but it will for sure start to eat up space on your hard drive! I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@bhavukmehta4082]

thank you Joel❤. Kinda realised that I can edit my own photos for instagram😁😁

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Bhavuk Mehta! Of course you can edit your own instagram! What's your instagram handle? I like pictures! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@iandouglas9942]

Great overview.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks @Ian Douglas! I really appreciate it! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@MrTorstenSchmidt]

Excellent tutorial!

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate that so much @Torsten Schmidt! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@luisfebres]

Thanks so much for the video

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @luisfebres! THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

[@georgevrontakis1106]

Great guide, great teaching skills!!! Thank you. I will definitely check all of your videos. Hope to do something similar in pixelmator pro

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you for the kind words @GEORGE VRONTAKIS! That is an excellent idea! Pixelmator and Luminar are both videos on my to-do list! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@RanjanSharma2001]

Loving your in depth long detailed tutorials, Subscribed immediately. Editing iPhone Videos with Apple photos, is there a way to copy adjustment & then paste adjustments to other videos like you do in photos?

[@TheJorje13]

Very nice video. Well done, thank very much for your effort and sharing

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome! Thank you for watching and your continued support!

[@pamelladiaz2078]

Thanks for making things easy for someone like me who don’t know how to use the computer

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Pamella Diaz! My whole goal for this channel has been to try to simply the concept and how to of everyday tech in peoples lives. Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@jimmylim8010]

Excellent video.

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate the kind words @Jimmy Lim! I'll link another one of my videos related to editing in Apple Photos that may be helpful! ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and use the THANKS button! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@luisbaltodano227]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much for watching @Luis Baltodano! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@Larpy1933]

Whoa! This is excellent. Thanks a million.

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Larry Manuel! I'm so happy this was helpful! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@HariPrasathhere]

Thank you!

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Hariprasath Rajendran! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the support!

[@simonwilbar6441]

Thanks for this it really helped!

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're so welcome @Simon Wilbar! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@david57989]

Unbelievable! I was just about to purchase professional software because I thought the Photos app on Mac was insufficient but I've changed my mind. Apple Photos is the best 😁. Thank you for all that you do... keep up the great work. You have a new subscriber!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks @Dave Sullivan! I will say that right out the box, Apple Photos does pretty darn well for many many people. I wouldn't say that it could replace other Pro Apps like Lightroom or Capture one, but with some of the plugins like Luminar AI, you can do some pretty powerful editing with what you have! Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the support! I glad this was helpful!

[@ladyloneill]

You are an awesome instructor. This has been very helpful. Question: When I edit a photo and click Done, is my original photo kept and well as the edited version?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you so much @Linda O'Neill! I appreciate the kind words! Think of editing like wearing rose colored glasses. Every edit is non-destructive, meaning that when you edit a photo in Apple Photos and click done, you see the edited version. But at anytime you can revert back to the original that was not altered. Think of the edit more as instructions of how to see your changes. So it doesn't really show you two photos after you've edited, it just shows the edit one with options to revert back to the original. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@SarnenduMukherjee]

This is really an amazing video. Thank you very much for the video. :)

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much for the kind words @Sarnendu Mukherjee! I really appreciate your support! Thanks for watching!

[@grantfleming]

Outstanding presentation--thank you! Question: if I use the Apple Photo editing tools on a photo shot in RAW and imported into Photos, is the editing process the same as it is in a jPeg photo ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Grant Fleming! Thanks so much for the kind words! So if you have RAW files imported into Apple Photos on the Mac, the editing tools will be the same, it's just that when you make the edits, it will be more refined because the file itself holds more information that we as humans typically don't see. So when you edit these RAW pictures vs jpegs, you should notice a slight difference when you're making fine adjustments and edits to them. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@alanfindlayviewfromtherock6200]

I like the native Photos app. It’s underrated. Great video.

[@Learnwithjoel]

It truly is a nice app for being built right in! It's a solid eco system that has improved over the years! Thanks for watching! I appreciate the support!

[@maryperrystone]

So helpful..

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @Rayme s! Thanks so much for watching! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@1EyeInTheSky]

GREAT tutorial!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thank you so much @Patrick Sutton! Happy to help! Thanks for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@gregdavis5464]

WOW, great presentation, I do have two questions, firstly in the past I shot in Jpeg but recently changed to Jpeg+Raw and this now appears in the top left of all recent photos. How do I remove it and is it necessary for this editing to shoot RAW. After watching this no reason to go down the Lightroom route. THANK YOU GEEDEE

[@sue.Hoo123]

A great tutorial, thank you. For me if Photos could do Masking too it would be perfect 👍

[@sulai6i]

Very helpful, Thank you 👍👍

[@Learnwithjoel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andreaberkelder8261]

Joel, tnx for your excellent tutorial. Can you help me out with editing RAW pictures in apple photos?

[@jimmccann6876]

Very helpful, thank you. Question: is there a way to play around and edit a photo but also keep the original as a separate photo?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Fantastic question @jimmccann6876! All editing within Apple Photos is considered non-destructive. This means that at any time you can revert to the original photo after an edit. This doesn't solve your question however. The only way to keep the separate original photo would be to duplicate it. It's not ideal as it will double the space on your hard drive, but you can certainly do it if you want. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@razyks]

Amazing. I have been paying Adobe for occasional edit and I never realised how powerful is apple photos. Thanks a lot for the video

[@Learnwithjoel]

For being right out of the box, Apple Photos is pretty decent @Razy K Salam! I have another video that relates to taking Apple Photos to the next level with photo editing with using extensions and more advanced features. I'll link below for reference: ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU Thanks so much for watching! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t already! If you want to support my content click THANKS below or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@Droid261]

I used to think editing made the image fake and was always disappointed when my raw images didn't look as good as I wanted them to be. You proved me wrong!

[@heffner61]

Thanks: I learned a great deal.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much for watching @James Heffner! I appreciate your kind words! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@yungezzy]

great in depth tutorial. does the retouching part of the video apply to clearing a models face of blemishes and acne. ? to fix to post ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks @yungezzy! Yes the retouching tool is designed for small blemishes and acne for faces. Apple Photos does a pretty good job, but it's not always 100%. Start with it and you can always try some additional photo extensions that offer more options. I'll link a video below for reference that may be helpful. ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@kavijain]

Great teacher…

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate that so much @Kavita Jain! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@dusangroselj]

Hi Joel. Great video - as well as others from your production. I have one question regarding Photos. When cropping photos, Photos always offers Freeform Aspect as the default. A little annoying. I would always like to have the Original value by default. Is it possible to set the default Original Aspect for all photos in Photos?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Dušan Grošelj! Thanks so much for the kind feedback! I appreciate you watching and your support! So YES! VERY annoying! It's little things like that, that just make you scratch your head that you can't change! I am not aware of any way to do that, so my workaround is to hold down "shift" on the keyboard so it keeps the original aspect ratio. Not ideal, but it works. The thing I also recommend also is to give Apple feedback about feature enhancements! I've submitted this form more times than I can count! www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

[@accentontheoff]

Hi Joel and thanks for the detailed video. Just wondering which “pro” app you’d chose if you were to take it up a notch (or two) from Apple Photos… without, of course, going the pricey Lightroom / Photoshop way.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @accentontheoff! Those dang subscription models that companies now have! I hear ya, for some users who just want a better tool, and don't do it professionally, it adds up quickly! Lightroom is a fantastic tool, and right now I currently use CaptureOne, but they too just recently moved to a subscription model. I would recommend the following: Luminar AI from a company called Skylum. I'll throw a link below for you to check it out! It's really is fantastic software! skylum.evyy.net/5b7E31 Another one I would highly recommend is Affinity Photo: affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/ Both of these software's provide many powerful editing tools far beyond Apple Photos and integrate very well! Check those out and let me know what you think! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate your support!

[@accentontheoff]

@@Learnwithjoel Yeah, those subscription models, I’d prefer they charged a little more upfront and ended it there. It’s especially a no-no for learners and hobbyists such as me. Am surprised Capture One chose that model. Anyway, thanks very much for the detailed reply, will try both the ones you mentioned. Will report back if and when I get a grip on things. Cheers :)

[@BudFunOne]

This is wonderful content and presentation. Do you have one on iMovie?

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate the kind words @BudFunOne! Yes I do have some iMovie videos that may be helpful! I'll link them down below for reference! IN-DEPTH GUIDE to iMOVIE - GETTING STARTED on your MAC with video editing today! COMPLETE OVERVIEW kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2Snk4SrbdWmbKM IMPORTING VIDEOS into iMOVIE on your MAC! - Guide to GETTING STARTED! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmnNY5akmq9gaZI Understanding iMovie Libraries and Events - An in-depth look at where your video files really are! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIjOXq1-iruebNU Understanding HOW TO ORGANIZE and FIND VIDEOS in your iMOVIE EVENTS and LIBRARIES! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGfGp5WuYtiBsK8 I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and click THANKS below on the video! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@serdelosreyes]

Thanks. Good video. Do you know also if you can use a brush on Photos to illuminate some sections of the picture like the eyes? I used to do that easily with Lightroom, but no idea if that is possible on Photos. Thanks!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks so much @serdelosreyes! So natively in Apple Photos, they do not have brush tools. However there are some extension that are pretty good and do exactly what you want that are available. I recently uploaded a new video about this if you haven't seen it yet. I'll link it below for reference! ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@michelesoto5919]

Thank you again for another awesome video! My question is: I had photos developed by Walgreens and they were developed in the wrong orientation or when I cropped them to what I wanted, it was developed without a majority of what I see when I transmitted it. The tech said I have to flip them back to the original orientation (horizontal or vertical) and to change aspect size for the prints I want…ex: 4x6”. There’s no 4x6” in mac…🤷🏻‍♀️. 8x10 is the other I use too. Thank you!

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Michele Soto! So when you're cropping, it will be based off the aspect ratio, not the print size of what we usually see at a store. For example, if you were printing 4x6" photos, you would want to make sure you're cropping at a 3:2 ratio. I found a nice blog that explains and has a great visual reference for what aspect ratio based off print size that i'll link down below. Another thing to consider is "bleed" room for printing....meaning that you always want to leave a little more room than you think when you're cropping as each printer is different and you want to make sure that you're not cropping your final image right up to the point of where you want to see. Here's the link: www.persnicketyprints.com/aspect-ratio/ Hope this helps and thanks for the continued support!

[@AdrienZ]

Excellent tutorial ! Thank you. Can you explain what is the difference between "sharpen" and "definition" adjustments, please ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

You're very welcome @AdiZ! Here is what i've noticed with the "Sharpen" and "Definition" adjustments and how I look at it. I'll link what Apple explains the adjustments do below. But here is my hunch based off using the tools. Sharpen - I think this is adjusting each pixel individually. From my understanding, when you sharpen an image, you control each pixel and the edges of that pixel. Sharpen has three sub adjustments: Intensity, Edges and Falloff. If you drag them all to the right and zoom into the photo, you should notice that the picture almost becomes noisy and it doesn't really look the best. Where as if you don't use sharpen, it almost smoothes it out. Definition on the other hand is more of an overall effect of contrast and adjustment of mid-tones on the image. It makes the image "pop" a little more and if you zoom in really far on the photo, you'll notice that it does not adjust each pixel like the sharpen does. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along! Apple Support - Sharpen a photo in Photos on Mac support.apple.com/guide/photos/sharpen-a-photo-phtba5e3cf7d/5.0/mac/10.15 Adjust definition in a photo in Photos on Mac support.apple.com/guide/photos/adjust-definition-phtb151c05a0/5.0/mac/10.15

[@AdrienZ]

@@Learnwithjoel Thank's a lot for your detailed answer. It is not perfectly clear in my mind but I will try extreme values like you did to see the effects.

[@christinabarnes1105]

Just wanted to let you know I found how to EDIT IT. I had to double click the photo I wanted to edit. And on the top of the right side of the page is the icons to work with. I am so glad I did it. Thanks

[@Learnwithjoel]

Well done! I knew you could do it! Just keep exploring! You are correct, if you double click the photo so you're only viewing that particular one, you'll have that "Edit" button in the top right. Also a nice keyboard shortcut is if you have a photo selected by clicking once on it, and then press "enter" on the keyboard, that will take you directly to the editing tools! Have fun and play with all of the editing tools! Just remember that it's all non-destructive and you can always revert to the original photo!

[@christinabarnes1105]

@@Learnwithjoel ok sounds cool. Thanks for the tips. Love ❤️ your teaching.

[@spdunktube]

Hi Joel - wonderful video as usual. Can you explain - are your base pictures you are editing here in their RAW format? They have so much color and depth and I see that the program can adjust the info. I am experimenting with my Sony Camera in JPEG format and there just doesn't seem to have much "data" to work with in the shadows and the sky. I know I can change my Sony settings to shoot RAW but I wanted to ask first. Thanks. - I have Subscribed and Liked.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great question @spdunktube! I shoot RAW almost 100% of the time. Majority of the photos in this video are most likely with my Canon 5D mark iv, which I've recently sold and now shoot on a Canon r5. I have never shot with Sony, but I read enough to hear that the color tones can be not as good as Canon. I personally can't verify, just what I've read. Some people don't like to shoot RAW as the files look dull after import as they have no processing done to them, unlike photos taken in JPEG. I prefer to edit all of my photos individually, so that's why I shoot in RAW. I hope that helps! Thank you for your continued support! If this video was helpful and you learned something new, please support my channel, by clicking THANKS below, or better yet, SHARE it with a friend on social media and say how it helped you! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated!

[@mikec1851]

Hi Joel Really enjoyed this tutorial. Fantastic explanation and I learnt a lot. One question. I have a Fujifilm camera and shoot in RAW. I am unable to import the Fuji Raw files into Apple Photos as it says it does not support RAF files. Do you know if this is correct or is there something I am doing wrong. I am a Lightroom user but would also like to be able to edit some of my Fuji RAW files in Photos. Cheers from Sydney, Australia

[@Learnwithjoel]

Thanks for the kind words @Mike C! Are you on the latest version of macOS Monterey? RAW can sometimes be challenging with compatibility. I'm not too familiar with that format, and I don't use Fujifilm at all. Has it ever worked before? I know Apple has an ongoing list of cameras that it does support in Apple Photos that I will link below. Is your camera listed in this list? Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey support.apple.com/en-us/HT212821 It looks like Fujifilm has their own RAW studio software for conversion. May be something to look at. fujifilm-x.com/en-us/support/download/software/x-raw-studio/ I hope that helps! Hope all is well in Australia! Cheers from USA! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@wayneemery5709]

Hi wondering if you can help edit with in photos opens the application but not the picture using MacBook Pro m1?

[@skkrawczyk]

Hi Joel, thank you very much for this useful video. However I have some issues in the Photos app on my Mac when importing photos from my iPhone. I import photos by connecting the iPhone to the computer via wire. I don't use iCloud photos on my Mac. However last summer I turned on iCloud photos on my iPhone to save storage (lack of space). Since that I occur problems while importing photos to the computer. First, I noticed that imported photos are in different file types. Sometimes they are imported as JPEG files, sometimes as HEIFF files - I don't have any control over it and I don't understand, why computer choses to import photos using one file type or another. Second, when I plug the iPhone to the computer, the "import" screen appears. In this screen I should be able to only see photos, which haven't been imported so far. However it turns many times, that it shows my photos which have been imported before, even months ago. For this reason I don't know which photos have been already imported and which have not, and the duplicate detection doesn't work as well. It happens that Photos show me even photos which I removed (i.e. put to rubbish bin) on my iPhone. All this problems started when I turned on iCloud photos on my iPhone. I don't want to turn iCloud photos on my Mac because it would require a lot of cloud space (there are nearly 40.000 photos in my library). I don't know what I am doing wrong 🤕

[@JohnAngelori]

Just got my first Mac. Really happy, pretty disoriented, dreaming big. Ok. Got some facial hair to go thanks to your tutorial. Thanks so much. Can I trim my love handles? NOT kidding. 😅

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @John Angelori! Welcome to the Apple Family! Hope the videos help and I would for sure suggest that if you're looking to take Photos up a notch, you should check out the Luminar AI! You might even be able to work on those love handles! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@edwardkramer7287]

Hey, Joel! So impressed and so thankful for your tutorial. I have a problem that has been plaguing me: I shoot in raw with a Nikon d500. When I import my photos from my camera and then post process, I often find when I return to the thumbnails that the photo is now completely white. I have to revert to the original and start all over again. Do you have any suggestions to avoid this. Someone told me to select All, hit Command E, and after that is completed, select Revert and then I can work on it without problems. A long process for sure especially when I have many photos downloaded. Any suggestions?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Edward Kramer! So i'll be honest, I have not ran into this particular issue. I shoot RAW as well, but it's with Canon and it creates .CR2 files. I wonder if it's a processing issue with the file format? What Mac OSX are you on? I presume you're up-to-date on updates? Have you always shot Nikon? If you were do try other RAW files from Sony or Canon, does it do the same? I wonder if it's a bug in Photos when you start editing? If you were to download an photo editing app from the Mac App store like Luminar AI or Pixelmator, I wonder if it would do the same. It sound like you found a work around, but for sure becomes annoying pretty quickly! Sorry, I may not be too much help on this one! Have you tried reaching out to Apple?

[@edwardkramer7287]

@@Learnwithjoel Thanks, Joel. I am still unraveling this question but in speaking with Apple recently, I found that Nikon photos are in a NEF format, and this does not work well with MacBook Photos. I am going to contact Dodd Professional Camera Store in Cleveland where I buy all my photo equipment to see if they have any suggestions. I am also shooting a question to Nikon. It is an interesting quest and will let you know if and when I find a solution. Thanks for your response.

[@saurabhdp]

Thanks a lot for this in depth video. I have a question. In my case, I take pictures using my dslr and transfer it on my external hard disk. Is it possible to edit these pictures using photos app. Plus, I dont want to put them on icloud after processing. After editing the pictures, I again want to keep them on my external hard disk again. Is this scenario possible? Thanks in advance.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @saurabhdp! I also run into the same workflow and hurdles. There’s a couple different ways you could organize and utilize different software. One question first…what do you do currently with the photos from your DSLR that you don’t put into Apple Photos or iCloud? If you like the organization options and editing functionality of Apple Photos, you could always keep and organize your high quality photos into multiple Apple Photo Libraries. If you do you iCloud Photos, only one Photo Library can sync to it, so that gives you the ability to create additional libraries you could store and edit your photos from your DSLR. Those libraries can then be stored on external hard drives and can easily be moved/copied from one location to another. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@irasamuelcohen]

Well Done...as an Aperture DieHard, I finally broke down and began the process of migration...your vid has given me much more insight into Photo..Presently, My OS is Mojave. It seem Mac is constantly updating Photo, after no longer supporting Aperture...My Aperture migration, via LightRoom was a disaster, with less than have the images lost..After a long chat with Adobe 2nd tier Support, it was agreed it was necessary to upgrade my OS...I'm seriously thinking about dumping my Adobe LightRoom, and migrating from Aperture to Photo... my main Aperture library is over 26,000 images, many, if not most, are Keyword/Rated, etc, which also did not migrate to LightRoom...thx for the insight...Question: Is there a Selective Dodge and Burn feature in Photo? thx Joel...

[@warrenlieberman1816]

Great overview. Question: Photoshop has a cropping option of "Perspective" to straighten or square vertical lines that converge. Does Apple Photo have a similar feature?

[@spdunktube]

Yes, latest version in Ventura has 1) Straighten 2) Vertical and 3) Horizontal. I think that will do it for you.

[@savannathomas4997]

Would you say that photos app is the best app to start with for beginners when it comes on to editing?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hey @Savanna Thomas! Great question! I think if you have a Mac and are new to photo editing, absolutely start with Apple Photos. It actually has some pretty powerful tools to begin with. It will have very similar tools and options that you find everywhere for learning the basics of editing photos. I look at editing in two different ways/goals... 1: Is to edit your photo to make it look like you didn't edit it. The main goal is to tweak it and alter it to make it pop and stand out without overly making it noticeable that it's been edited. You're trying to capture the moment in the most natural way possible. Apple Photos, Adobe Lightroom are great examples of this. 2: Secondly is editing more for the purpose of photo manipulation. This is where you want to not only enhance the picture, but you want to replace the sky, or remove a tree or include someone who was not in the photo to begin with. Apple Photos does not do this. This is where you really take it up a notch and use something like Photoshop. There are many softwares out there that combine a little bit of both. After your comfortable with Apple Photos, I'd look at Luminar AI, Affinity Photo, Pixelmator Pro, Lightroom, Capture One just to name a few. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@valton47]

Joel…I’ve been putting off upgrading to Big Sur because I’ve been using the Apple software Aperture for many years. Because the iMac Big Sur upgrade no longer supports Aperture I’ve been reluctant to upgrade to it. My question is whether or not I should just accept the fact I can no longer use Aperture (which is 32 bit and not 64 bit) if I do upgrade and will I be able to open up my saved Aperture archives in Photos anyway? My worry is that I won’t be able to open the Aperture libraries I have in Photos? Can you advise please what the situation will be for my Aperture libraries please?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Tony Darbyshire! I LOVED Apple's Aperture photo app. It was amazing! I honestly wish they would incorporate everything there into Apple Photos! With that being said, I'm sorry to say that at some point you will have to just accept that it was an excellent app and move to a different tool. It's not ideal, but we've all been in the same shoes. You should be able to import those libraries into Apple Photos. I will link a support article from Apple below for reference: Migrate your Aperture library to the Photos app or Adobe Lightroom Classic support.apple.com/en-us/HT209594 I personally started using Capture One as my primary photos App and love it. It feels very similar to Aperture and does give you the ability to import those libraries into it. I know Adobe Lightroom is also popular and an excellent tool and will be able to accept those libraries also. I have a video that may give some guidance for options to improve Apple Photos that I will link below as well. ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@saraabarreto]

Hi, Joel! I’m a newbie in this macbook-world and I’ve been watching your tutorials to learn how to use my new laptop. Regarding this video, I have a question: is there any “save as” button? I know I can revert all the editing I’ve done, but what if I want to make different editing on the same photo? Thanks in advance e keep going on your excellent job of sharing your knowledge! :)

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @saraabarreto! Welcome to the Apple Family, and I appreciate the kind words. I'm happy my content is helpful. "Save As" doesn't exist in Apple Photos, but it does in other Applications. In Apple Photos, you will always have the ability to use the "Revert to Original" option for any edited photo. So you could open one photo, make 1,000 changes, click Done and come back a week later and Revert it back to it's original state. What you can't do is retrace the 1,000 edit changes one at a time, unless you're editing in the moment. So if you opened a picture right now and clicked Edit and made 10 changes, you could go to the Edit Menu and Choose Edit Undo through each edit. But that's only as long as you did not click Done. So "Done" is kinda like "Save" If you're looking for "Save As" option where you have two photos edited differently, then you want to "Duplicate" the photo. You can "Right Click" on it and choose "Duplicate" use keyboard shortcut of "Command + D" or find Duplicate from the Help Menu and that will lead you to Image > Duplicate Photo. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t subscribed already and would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and click THANKS below on the video! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, please share it along!

[@saraabarreto]

@@Learnwithjoel Thank you once again!! Yes, the “duplicate” trick is what I was looking for! I have already subscribed. ;) I am learning a lot with your videos. Keep going!!

[@Learnwithjoel]

@@saraabarreto Awesome! Thanks for the support!

[@robertlawner6861]

Joel how does photos using Big Sur differ from the regular Apple Photos app supplied with the normal software bundle on a new computer?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hey @Robert Lawner! Great question! This is probably more geared for users who haven't upgraded to Big Sur yet and are curious about some of the subtle changes. If you bought a Mac recently, it most likely had this version of Photos on there, so it's just an overview or refresher! Overall, there are very little changes in Photos in the operating system of Big Sur vs previous operating systems. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and your continued support!

[@justlikebuttah]

Hi, I recently got my first iMac and bought the cheapest one 😞 i use a bridge camera and had the setting to shoot in raw and jpeg. I have never used raw and the memory on iMac is nearly full. i have changed setting now but can i delete the raw in iPhotos but keep the jpeg?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Donna Hunter! No worries on the Camera, nothing wrong with that! Sometimes it's more about the creative eye than the camera being used! In regards to the RAW files, you can certainly delete them if you only want to keep the jpeg images. As there are many editing benefits to having RAW files, they for sure do take up a lot more storage! I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@suedemasellis]

Do you have info on Posterization on Macs? I need to learn for art quilts.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Unfortunately I do not @suedemasellis! But hopefully another view might! I may not be much help in this category for you! Thank you for the continued support! I’m glad this video was helpful! If you learned something new and want to support my channel, click SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@glennferoli5101]

Hi Joel. I just finished watching your tutorial - excellent!! I just downloaded pictures from my Olympus Tough TG-6, using both jpeg and raw. When I select ‘use raw as the original’ on my iMac (MacOS Monterey), ‘Switching RAW/JPG masters’ pops up on the computer. I have left this on for at least 10 mins but nothing appears to happen. Any thoughts? As you can imagine this is incredibly frustrating. Thanks for your help with this.

[@Learnwithjoel]

I appreciate the kind words @Glenn Feroli! So here is what happens when you've set your camera to shoot both RAW + JPG and how it relates within Apple Photos. When you shoot with this setting enabled on your camera, you're pretty much telling it to save both formats (two separate files); uncompressed RAW and compressed JPG. So then when this gets imported into Apple Photos, it actually imports both files. But instead of showing you two duplicates, it just says "JPEG + RAW" in the top left of the photo. You then have the ability to tell Apple Photos which photo you want to use as the "original". This would be the file that actually is edited and such. I am not familiar with any pop-up that you would get though, so not sure what part of the workflow you're prompted for that message, but if you're switching between the JPEG and RAW option within the "Image > Use RAW as Original" then there wouldn't be any change that you would see. I have another video that briefly talks about advanced editing and I touch a little on the concept of RAW vs JPEG photos, and I'll link that below for reference: ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@glennferoli5101]

@@Learnwithjoel Hi Joel. Thanks for the comments regarding shooting in both RAW + JPEG. It makes sense how Photos handles that format so I will be changing it in the future. I the meantime, the problem I am having now is when I highlight a particular photo, JPGE + RAW is displayed in the upper left. I then select IMAGE > Use RAW as Original. The message 'Switching RAW/JPG Masters" is displayed in the middle of the photo, making it appear that Photos is making the switch. Not only does nothing happen but the Mac becomes frozen such that I have to restart the computer. Any additional thoughts you may will be greatly appreciated.

[@jmagephotography689]

Hi Joel. Found this video and I was excited to import my photos taken outside my iphone. But after importing them, the editing tools are different from the ones you are presenting. But when I opened those photos taken from my iPhone, I can see all the tools you are talking about. I have a MacOS Big Sur M1 Chip. New to photo editing here. TIA.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hey @jmage photograhphy! So the tools I show in Apple Photos is different than what you have in your Apple Photos? Are you talking That's for sure odd...What tools do I have that you don't? Also what tools does your Apple Photos display? I look forward to hearing back and helping! Unless you've already figured it out! Thanks so much for watching and if you'd like to support me by subscribing, I would greatly appreciate it!

[@jmagephotography689]

@@Learnwithjoel I already figured it out. Also already subscribed in your channel. You've been helpful. Thanks. 🙏

[@Learnwithjoel]

I’m curious, what was the difference?

[@donjames5761]

i was shocked just how good Apple photos really was when i got my first mac since then i moved on to pixelmator pro. and that even Adds to Apple photos for those quick edits

[@guyracine7998]

Excellent presentation. I learned a lot :-) One thing missing from Photos, I think, is a way to make local edits, like limiting a modification to just a part of the picture, say the sky for example. What would you recommend to do that? I don't want to subscribe to LightRoom just for this one function as I don't edit that many photos and Apple Photos does meet most of my needs, except for that one.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Guy Racine! Thanks so much for watching and I so appreciate the support! I would highly recommend you check out Luminar AI. Check out my direct link to their software!skylum.grsm.io/learnwithjoel This will give you exactly what you're looking for plus a whole lot more! You can do selected edits just like you mentioned, have layers, sky replacements, specific skin smoothing and so much more! I've been playing around with it recently and it's a very nice next step to the Apple Photos. They give you a 14 day trial, and you can buy for like $100. I would high encourage to try the download and play around! It has an option to be a stand alone app, or a direct plug-in within Apple Photos! Hope this helps!

[@guyracine7998]

Thanks for the reference.

[@ChasingForever]

Well now, I'm truly embarrassed. I never knew you could do that much editing within the photos app. About all I did prior is to crop my photos. I used another app to do these basic edits. Thanks so much for this review!

[@Learnwithjoel]

That's the double edged sword of technology @Chasing Forever! Sometimes we don't know what we don't know! I will say that Apple has vastly improved their Apple Photos application from previous years and with the use of extensions from third party developers, it really can become even more powerful! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@f__e__e__l__e__e__p]

Do the pictures always need to be imported and therefore taking the apple cloud space ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great question @Filip Wawer! So it depends...there is a setting within the Apple Photo Preferences under the "General" tab that says "Import items to the Photos Library". If this is unchecked it means that any photo/video that is imported is referenced and not copied in. So if you imported that file from the desktop and the deleted the file off the desktop, it actually would not be in Apple Photos anymore. When that box is checked it means that all photos/videos are imported into the Library and they're all nice and contained in that one location. So if you imported a file from the desktop and the deleted the file off the desktop, it would still be within Apple Photos. Now as far as your question is concerned, only photos that are within the Apple Photos library will sync to iCloud Photos and take up space. So if you have that box unchecked, any photo that has been imported with it like that will be referenced and in return not in iCloud Photos. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and my content, please SUBSCRIBE and SUPER THANKS! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@jc9552]

Question about the retouch tool. If I have a little dust particle showing up on my picture as a black circle in a blue sky, if I use the retouch tool it will take the black spot away but I am left with a blind spot in the sky which is super obvious to see. How can I avoid this?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @J C! So the retouch tool in Photos is pretty decent, but for tiny things...It's designed for blemishes or pimples and such. Usually when you use the retouch tool, you want to just make the radius slightly larger than the object or dust particle you're trying to get rid of. There are some other tools that may help that you can add to incorporate with Apple Photos. Check out Affinity Photo. They have an extension you can add into Apple Photos that has some tools for retouching that are also pretty good. They also have a full app that is very comparable to Photoshop. Pixelmator Pro is another good one if you find your self retouching a lot! I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@jman1057]

Could you please tell me how to brighten the eyes in mac photos?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great question @jman1057! Apple Photos does a decent job with editing options for the overall photo, but to do something as specific as brighten the eyes of a person, you would need a more advance option with a brush and masking and such. Luckily I have another great video for you that would teach you to do just that! I will link below for reference: ADVANCED EDITING in APPLE PHOTOS - A look at how EXTENSIONS & BRUSHES can ENHANCE your PHOTOS! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGmleoaPpJxsndU THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! Please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

[@yungezzy]

whats the best setting to edit and import pictures for instagram posts?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Great question @yungezzy! I personally believe that all photography is subjective. What one person likes may not be what another person likes. As Photographers advance with their content and skill, they start to have their own unique editing style that become them. I would edit and create what looks to you and just post content. What's your IG handle so everyone can check out your work? I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@grantfleming]

Joel I am using a Canon M50 to shoot 3 images of the same subject with exposure bracketing, then importing those three images into Apple Photos. My goal is to establish one HDR image from these three images shot with exposure bracketing. Can Apple Photos editing create an HDR image from these three separate images which are shot with bracketing exposure ?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Grant Fleming! So there is certainly room for improvement with Apple Photos, and this could be one. I am not aware of anyway to merge multiple files into HDR in Apple Photos. I know there are some great third party apps in the Mac App Store if you don't have Lightroom or Photoshop. I would just do a search in the app store for HDR photo, and there will be a few apps you can try. Affinity Photo, Luminar AI, and HDRtist all would have that functionality. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the support!

[@L4IVIB0RGH1NI]

I am a beginner photographer and I have been using Apple Photos to do my editing for RAW images. I can get the RAW image to look like I want while editing. However, the moment I click done, the image does not look the same as it did when I was editing it. These files are Canon .CR3 format. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @L4IVIB0RGH1NI! I don't believe there's anything you're doing wrong or possibly anything you may be able to do currently. .CR3 RAW format from Canon Mirrorless cameras is relatively new and I've actually had a few conversations with others that are experiencing inconsistencies with this RAW file format in Apple Photos. I best advice right now is to give feedback directly to Apple and let them know. www.apple.com/feedback/ I would also recommend that if you're shooting RAW, Apple Photos is ok, but there are better tools that can integrate and provide more control. I'd check out Affinity Photo or Luminar AI as additional tools to combine with Apple Photos for better control with your editing and I bet these would do a better job with those files! Probably not the best answer, but that's all I got! I hope that helps! If you haven’t already, please support me by subscribing! It helps more than you know and so greatly appreciated! Also if you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@sboy1955]

Appreciate you doing this. For basic RAW production this should work well. I wonder why Apple dropped the ball on Aperture?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Happy to help @Alex Davidson! Just trying to share with others what I have learned over the years and hopefully it is useful content to someone looking for it! I agree, Aperture was such a good application! If only they were to incorporate some features and tools from Aperture into Apple Photos! Maybe next macOS! Thanks so much for watching! If you would like to support me and the content I’m creating, please feel free to SUBSCRIBE and use SUPER THANKS on the video if you haven’t already! It helps more than you know and is greatly appreciated! If you know someone who may benefit from this video, feel free to share it along!

[@sboy1955]

Got another subscriber.. 👍🏼

[@RoyLouden]

Do you have a video on posting edited photo to facebook or instagram or just sending in an email?

[@Learnwithjoel]

Hi @Roy Louden! Thanks so much for watching! This is a topic that is on my list to make, so stay tuned! Thanks for the support!

[@christinabarnes1105]

Which third party apps is good to use to do more editing?

[@Learnwithjoel]

I would highly recommend you check out Luminar AI. Check out my direct link to their software! skylum.grsm.io/learnwithjoel This will give you exactly what you're looking for plus a whole lot more! I've been playing around with it recently and it's a very nice next step to the Apple Photos. They give you a 14 day trial, and you can buy for like $100. I would high encourage to try the download and play around! It has an option to be a stand alone app, or a direct plug-in within Apple Photos! Hope this helps!