The Photos app includes tools for adjusting light and color, cropping, rotating, applying filters, and making other edits without requiring a separate photo editor.
Edit a Photo
- Open Photos.
- Select the picture you want to change.
- Tap Edit.
- Choose an adjustment, filter, crop, or other available editing tool.
- Move the controls until you like the result.
- Tap Done to save the edit.
Crop and Straighten
Use the crop controls to trim unwanted edges, change the aspect ratio, rotate the image, or straighten a tilted horizon. Avoid excessive cropping when you may need the full-resolution composition later.
Adjust Light and Color
Photos provides controls for characteristics such as exposure, brilliance, highlights, shadows, contrast, brightness, saturation, warmth, and more. Small adjustments usually produce more natural results than pushing every slider to an extreme.
Revert an Edited Photo
Many edits made in Photos are nondestructive. You can reopen an edited photo, choose Edit, and use the revert option to return to the original when available.
Make a Copy Before Experimental Edits
If you want to preserve one edited version while experimenting with another, duplicate the photo first. This is useful when creating different crops or styles from the same original.
Check the Edited Image at Full Size
A photo can look fine as a small preview while sharpening, noise, cropping, or exposure changes look excessive when viewed larger. Zoom in before saving an important edit and check faces, text, and fine details. Subtle adjustments generally age better than aggressive filters or extreme contrast.