Take Control of Photos 2.0 cover
ISBN:978-1-947282-46-9
Version:2.2
Pages:175
Size (PDF):22.8 MB
Date:October 15, 2021
Master Apple’s Photos app in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS!

Take Control of
Photos

Second Edition
Jason Snell
(1 customer review)

This book introduces you to the many features of Apple’s Photos app on Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with advice on navigating the interface, editing your images, searching your library like a pro, syncing with iCloud Photos, sharing photos with others, and creating photo books.

All Take Control books are delivered in three ebook formats—PDF, EPUB, and Mobipocket (Kindle)—and can be read on nearly any device.

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Get to know Apple’s Photos app and how best to use it to import, manage, edit, sync, and share your photos in Monterey and iOS 15/iPadOS 15! As the successor to Apple’s iPhoto and Aperture apps, Photos has a more refined interface and deeper connections to iCloud, and it runs faster. Following the expert advice of Jason Snell, publisher of Six Colors and former lead editor at Macworld, you’ll learn how to navigate Photos like a pro!

Also available: A bundle of Take Control of Your Digital Photos and Take Control of Photos for just $20.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

  • Import photos from cameras, mobile devices, or memory cards
  • Use multiple Photos libraries
  • Navigate the Photos interface, including the sidebar and icons
  • View, edit, or disable Live Photos
  • Organize your library by using enhanced search features, adding metadata, building albums, and creating smart albums
  • Edit your photos using quick fixes like cropping, applying filters, and fixing red-eye and rotation problems
  • Use advanced editing techniques within Photos and edit using external apps like Photoshop
  • Manage your photo collection using the Memories and People features, and get summary views
  • Sync and share your photos with iCloud
  • View your photos on an Apple TV
  • Share your photos via social media, export them out of Photos, or turn them into slideshows
  • Create printed objects (such as books and calendars) from your photos using third-party services

Jason also covers new sharing and search options, an improved Memories feature (in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15; coming soon to Monterey), importing other Photos libraries, and more.

Jason Snell

About Jason Snell

Jason Snell has been writing about Apple since it was doomed—1994, to be exact—and was the lead editor for Macworld for more than a decade. He also oversaw editorial operations for PCWorld, TechHive, and Greenbot. He currently writes about technology at sixcolors.com, and hosts the Upgrade and Download podcasts at relay.fm, and produces and hosts many other podcasts at theincomparable.com.

What's New in Version 2.2

In macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15, Photos has grown and changed. Here are the highlights of the biggest changes in the new versions of Photos.

Revamped Memories

Apple has completely updated the Memories feature for iOS and iPadOS 15. There are more animations and transitions, and a wider range of music. See “Relive Moments with Memories.” (The new Memories are coming to macOS Monterey with a software update in late 2021 or early 2022.)

Sharing and Search Options

The new Shared With You concept brings images out of Messages and into your Photos Library. You can also add images from Messages to your Photos Library with a single tap. Get all the details in See “Photos Shared by Others.”

Better Search Intelligence

Apple has upgraded its photo scanning engine to recognize more kinds of subjects. Some objects are even annotated with links from the Web. (See “Identify Objects in Your Images.”) You can now use Spotlight to search your photos in detail. See “Search in Spotlight and Siri.”

Import a Photos Library

Mac users can now import the contents of one Photos library into another. Original and edited photos come over, but other metadata does not. For the details, see “Combine Your Photos Libraries. ”

  • Read Me First
    • Updates and More
  • Introduction
  • Photos Quick Start
  • What’s New in Photos
    • Revamped Memories
    • Sharing and Search Options
    • Better Search Intelligence
    • Import a Photos Library
  • Import Your Files into Photos
    • Import Files Directly
    • Import via USB
    • Manage Files Yourself on a Mac
  • Manage Multiple Libraries on a Mac
    • Add a New Library
    • Switch Between Libraries
    • Combine Your Photos Libraries
    • Repair a Bad Library
    • Understand the System Photo Library
    • Use Photo Libraries on External Drives
    • Back Up Your Photos
  • Navigate the Photos Interface
    • Browse Your Library Through Time
    • Explore Beyond the Photos View
    • Filter Your View
    • Use the Info Window
    • Identify Objects in Your Images
    • Select Text in Images
    • Hide Photos from View
    • Delete Photos
    • Interact With Live Photos
    • Decorate Devices with Widgets
  • Sync with iCloud Photos
    • Set the System Photo Library on a Mac
    • Start Syncing With iCloud Photos
  • Use Search to Find Your Photos
    • Embrace the Search Box
    • Harness the Power of Categories
    • Find Photos by Location
    • Search in Spotlight and Siri
  • Name and Search People
    • Find All Photos for a Person
    • Name and Merge People
  • Relive Moments with Memories
    • View, Share, and Edit Memories
  • Manually Manage Your Photos
    • Play Favorites
    • Organize with Keywords on a Mac
    • Make Albums in Photos
  • Make Quick Photo Fixes
    • Use Auto Enhance
    • Rotate and Straighten Photos
    • Give Your Photos a Filtered Look
    • Fix Red Eye
  • Make Edits to Your Files
    • Learn to Adjust Your Photos
    • Improve Photos with Adjustments
    • Remove Blemishes and Dust on a Mac
    • Copy and Paste Adjustments on a Mac
    • Edit Live Photos
    • Edit Portrait Mode Photos
    • Edit a Video on an iPhone or iPad
    • Edit Outside of Photos
  • Share Your Stuff
    • Transfer Your Stuff Directly
    • Export and Resize Images
    • Share via iCloud Link
    • Share Using Shared Albums
    • Share in a Family
    • See Photos Shared by Others
  • View Photos on Apple TV and Apple Watch
    • Viewing Photos on the Apple Watch
    • View Photos on Apple TV
  • Make Slideshows in Photos
    • Create a Slideshow on a Mac
    • Make Slideshows in iOS or iPadOS
  • Build Books and Calendars
    • Design Books with Mimeo and Motif
    • Make a Calendar
    • Make Prints and Cards
  • About This Book
    • Ebook Extras
    • About the Author
    • About the Publisher
  • Copyright and Fine Print

1 review for Take Control of Photos

  1. Clive Huggan (verified owner) –

    Like all Jason Snell’s writings I’ve read over the years, Take Control of Photos is an expert, extremely comprehensive, thoughtfully written book. I frequently recommend it to colleagues, friends and user group members.

    The only reservation I have with this particular book is that when I want information about Photos on the Mac, I have to be careful that I’m not reading about Photos on iOS; sometimes I have to look back a page or so to be sure. I’d have to say that I’d prefer a Mac part separate from an iOS part — which shouldn’t be much of a problem with an electronic book; there could be cross-platform links where the reader might want to go between Mac and iOS.

    But that’s a minor quiblle; it’s a book that I heartily recommend!

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