Chapter 5. Improving Your Pictures
One of the coolest things about digital photography is the fuss-free manner in which you can edit your pictures. Editing film photography required a high tolerance for the color red, locking yourself in a closet laced with smelly chemicals, and sheer braveryâafter all, thereâs no undo command in a darkroom. Happily, bringing out the best in your pictures in Photos is easy and non-toxicâand if you change your mind, you can always undo what youâve done.
This is great news because digital photos that donât need correcting are as rare as kids who impulsively clean their rooms. When you stop and think about all the variables that come into play when youâre snapping pictures, itâs a miracle any of them turn out halfway decent (though the high quality of todayâs camerasâeven the ones in smartphonesâcertainly tip the odds in your favor). Most of your pictures will benefit from some quality time spent in Photosâ Edit mode, and there are lots of ways to get creative.
Youâll find that Photosâ powerful editing tools are suitable for any skill level, so donât be afraid to jump in and start playing around. Most of the controls are slider-based, so theyâre incredibly easy to use. Letâs dive in!
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Photos is no Adobe Photoshop, so you canât use it to do advanced stuff like combine photos into a spiffy collage, swap peopleâs heads, add text, or remove anything much bigger than a blemish. And because you canât tell Photos what ...
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