iPad & iPhone User - UK (2020-01)

FEATURE

Photos in macOS still offers more robust adjustment

tools, especially in its White Balance section.

One missing piece are the black and white controls,

still available in macOS, which let you switch a

picture from colour to grayscale. However, you can

use the Mono, Silvertone, and Noir filters to apply

a conversion, and then use the editing controls to

tweak  the tonal shape.

Crop and straighten in multiple dimensions

You might think it peculiar that I am jumping up and

down – and side to side – about cropping, but the

update in cropping controls and automatic correction

dramatically improves how you can correct a shot or

make artistic modifications within the Photos app.

Previously, you just had cropping edges and corners,

a rotation dial, and the proportions button (still present,

but improved) to choose cropping ratios. Now, there are

three adjustment tools. It helps to visualize an image in

this mode as being a real photo you hold in your hands

that you can move around.

The tools are:

• Standard rotation (icon at left) is the familiar rotation
  around the axis as if the photo is held flat in front of
  you and you turn it from a car’s steering wheel.


• Tilt forward/backwards (middle icon) treats the photo
  as if you’re tilting it towards you at the top with the
  bottom nearly anchored, with the perspective warping
  as you do (negative slider), or towards you from the
  bottom with the top mostly anchored (positive slider).

FEATURE

PhotosinmacOSstilloffersmorerobustadjustment

tools,especiallyinitsWhiteBalancesection.

Onemissingpiecearetheblackandwhitecontrols,

stillavailableinmacOS,whichletyouswitcha

picturefromcolourtograyscale.However,youcan

usetheMono,Silvertone,andNoirfilterstoapply

aconversion,andthenusetheeditingcontrolsto

tweakthetonalshape.

Cropandstraighteninmultipledimensions

YoumightthinkitpeculiarthatIamjumpingupand

down–andsidetoside–aboutcropping,butthe

updateincroppingcontrolsandautomaticcorrection

dramaticallyimproveshowyoucancorrectashotor

makeartisticmodificationswithinthePhotosapp.

Previously,youjusthadcroppingedgesandcorners,

arotationdial,andtheproportionsbutton(stillpresent,

butimproved)tochoosecroppingratios.Now,thereare

threeadjustmenttools.Ithelpstovisualizeanimagein

thismodeasbeingarealphotoyouholdinyourhands

thatyoucanmovearound.

Thetoolsare:

• Standardrotation(iconatleft)isthefamiliarrotation
  aroundtheaxisasifthephotoisheldflatinfrontof
  youandyouturnitfromacar’ssteeringwheel.


• Tiltforward/backwards(middleicon)treatsthephoto
  asifyou’retiltingittowardsyouatthetopwiththe
  bottomnearlyanchored,withtheperspectivewarping
  asyoudo(negativeslider),ortowardsyoufromthe
  bottomwiththetopmostlyanchored(positiveslider).