Chapter 10
Viewing and Editing Photos
Whether you just want to look at your photos, or you want to edit them to crop out unneeded portions or fix problems, OS X comes with a number of useful tools for viewing and editing photos.
View a Slide Show of Your Photos
Import Photos from a Digital Camera
Add Names to Faces in Your Photos
View a Preview of a Photo
OS X offers several tools you can use to see a preview of any photo on your Mac. The Finder application has a number of methods you can use to view your photos, but here you learn about the two easiest methods. First, you can preview any saved image file using the OS X Quick Look feature; second, you can see photo previews by switching to the Cover Flow view. You can also preview photos using the Preview application.
View a Preview of a Photo
View a Preview with Quick Look
Click Finder (
) in the Dock.
Open the folder that contains the photo you want to preview.
Click the photo.
Press 
.
A Finder displays a preview of the photo.
View a Preview with Cover Flow
Click Finder () in the Dock.
Open the folder that contains the photo you want to preview.
Click the photo.
Click Cover Flow (
).
B Finder displays a preview of the photo.
View a Preview in the Preview Application
Click Finder () in the Dock.
Open the folder that contains the photo you want to preview.
Click the photo.
Click File.
Click Open With.
Click Preview.
Note: In many cases, you can also simply double-click the photo to open it in the Preview application.
The Preview application opens and displays the photo.
Use the toolbar buttons to change how the photo appears in the Preview window.
C More commands are available on the View menu.
When you finish viewing the photo, click Close (
).
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Is there an easier way to preview multiple photos using the Preview application?
Yes. In Finder, navigate to the folder that contains the photos, and then select each file that you want to preview. Either click and drag the mouse (
) over the photos or press and hold 
and click each one. In Preview, click Next and Previous to navigate the photos.
Is there a way that I can zoom in on just a portion of a photo?
Yes. In Preview, click and drag your mouse () to select the portion of the photo that you want to magnify. Click View and then click Zoom to Selection (or press +
).
View a Slide Show of Your Photos
Instead of viewing your photos one at a time, you can easily view multiple photos by running them in a slide show. You can run the slide show using the Preview application or Quick Look. The slide show displays each photo for a few seconds, and then Preview automatically displays the next photo. Quick Look also offers several on-screen controls that you can use to control the slide show playback. You can also configure Quick Look to display the images full screen.
View a Slide Show of Your Photos
Click Finder () in the Dock.
Open the folder that contains the photos you want to view in the slide show.
Select the photos you want to view.
Click File.
Click Open With.
Click Preview.
The Preview window appears.
Click View.
Click Slideshow.
You can also select Slideshow by pressing 
++
.
Preview opens the slide show window.
Move the mouse ().
A Preview displays the slide show controls.
Click Play.
Preview begins the slide show.
B Click Next to move to the next photo.
C Click Back to move to the previous photo.
D Click Pause to suspend the slide show.
When the slide show is over or when you want to return to Finder, click Close or press 
.
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Can I jump to a specific photo during the slide show?
Yes. With the slide show running, press to stop the show. Use the arrow keys to select the photo that you want to view in the slide show. Click Play to resume the slide show.
What keyboard shortcuts can I use when viewing a slide show?
Press 
or 
to display the next photo, and press 
or 
to display the previous photo. Press to end the slide show.
Import Photos from a Digital Camera
You can import photos from a digital camera and save them on your Mac. If you have the iLife suite installed on your Mac, you can use the iPhoto application to handle importing photos. iPhoto is also available separately through the App Store. iPhoto enables you to add a name and a description to each import, which helps you to find your photos after the import is complete. To perform the import, you need a cable to connect your digital camera to your Mac. Most digital cameras come with a USB cable.
Import Photos from a Digital Camera
Import Photos from a Digital Camera
Connect one end of the cable to the digital camera.
Connect the other end of the cable to a free USB port on your Mac.
Turn the camera on and put it in either playback or computer mode.
Your Mac launches the iPhoto application.
Note: You can also launch the application by clicking iPhoto (
) in the Dock.
A Your digital camera appears in the Devices section.
B iPhoto displays previews of the camera’s photos.
Use the Event Name text box to type a name for the group of photos you are going to import.
Click and drag the mouse () around the photos you want, or press and hold and click each photo you want to select.
Click Import Selected.
C To import all the photos from the digital camera, click Import X Photos, where X is the number of photos stored in the camera.
iPhoto imports the photos from the digital camera.
iPhoto asks if you want to delete the original photos from the digital camera.
If you no longer need the photos on the camera, click Delete Photos.
D To keep the photos on the camera, click Keep Photos.
View the Imported Photos
Click Events.
Double-click the event name that you specified in step 4.
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When I connect my digital camera, why do I see Image Capture instead of iPhoto?
Your Image Capture is not configured to open iPhoto when you connect your camera. You need do the following:
Connect your digital camera to your Mac and the Image Capture application opens.
Note: If you do not see the Image Capture application, click Finder () in the Dock, click Applications, and then double-click Image Capture.
Click the Connecting 
and then click iPhoto.
Click Image Capture in the menu bar.
Click Quit Image Capture.
View Your Photos
If you want to look at several photos, you can use the iPhoto application, which is available with the Apple iLife suite or separately via the App Store. iPhoto offers a feature called full-screen mode, which hides everything else and displays your photos using the entire screen. Once you activate full-screen mode, iPhoto offers several on-screen controls that you can use to navigate backward and forward through the photos. Full-screen mode also shows thumbnail images of each photo, so you can quickly jump to any photo you want to view.
View Your Photos
In iPhoto, click Events.
Double-click the event that contains the photos you want to view.
Double-click the first photo you want to view.
iPhoto displays the photo.
Click Next (
) to view the next photo in the event.
A You can also click Previous (
) to see the previous photo in the event.
Note: You can also navigate photos by pressing and .
When you are done, click the name of the event.
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Is there a way that I can jump quickly to a particular photo in full-screen mode?
Yes. Follow these steps:
Move the mouse () to the thumbnails at the bottom of the iPhoto window.
Use the horizontal scroll bar to bring the thumbnail of the photo you want into view.
Click the photo’s thumbnail.
iPhoto displays the photo in full-screen mode.
Create an Album
You can use iPhoto to organize your photos into albums. You can get iPhoto either via the iLife suite, which is installed on all new Macs, or via the App Store. In iPhoto, an album is a collection of photos that are usually related in some way. For example, you might create an album for a series of vacation photos, for photos taken at a party or other special event, or for photos that include a particular person, pet, or place. Using your iPhoto library, you can create customized albums that include only the photos that you want to view.
Create an Album
Create the Album
Click File.
Click New Album.
Note: You can also start a new album by pressing +
.
Type a name for the new album.
Press 
.
Add Photos to the Album
Click Photos.
Click 
beside an event that contains photos with which you want to work ( changes to 
).
Click and drag a photo and drop it on the new album.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add other photos to the album.
Click the album.
A iPhoto displays the photos you added to the album.
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Is there any way to make iPhoto add photos to an album automatically?
Yes, you can create a Smart Album where the photos that appear in the album have one or more properties in common, such as the description, rating, date, or text in the photo title. Click File and then click New Smart Album (you can also press 
++). Use the Smart Album dialog to create one or more rules that define which photos you want to appear in the album.
Crop a Photo
If you have a photo containing elements that you do not want to see, you can often cut out those elements. This is called cropping, and you can do this with iPhoto, which comes with iLife or via the App Store. When you crop a photo, you specify a rectangular area of the photo that you want to keep. iPhoto discards everything outside of the rectangle. Cropping is a useful skill because it can help give focus to the true subject of a photo. Cropping is also useful for removing extraneous elements that appear near the edges of a photo.
Crop a Photo
Click the photo you want to crop.
Click Edit.
iPhoto displays its editing tools.
Click Crop.
iPhoto displays a cropping rectangle on the photo.
Click and drag a corner or side to define the area you want to keep.
Note: Remember that iPhoto keeps the area inside the rectangle.
Click Done.
iPhoto saves the cropped photo.
Click Edit.
iPhoto exits edit mode.
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Is there a quick way to crop a photo to a certain size?
Yes, iPhoto enables you to specify either a specific size, such as 640 × 480, or a specific ratio, such as 4 × 3 or 16 × 9.
Follow steps 1 to 3 to display the Crop tool.
Click the Constrain check box (
changes to 
).
In the Constrain pop-up menu, click .
Click the size or ratio you want to use.
Click Done.
Click Edit.
iPhoto exits edit mode.
Rotate a Photo
You can rotate a photo using the iPhoto application, which comes with all new Macs as part of iLife, and is also available separately via the App Store. Depending on how you held your camera when you took a shot, the resulting photo might show the subject sideways or upside down. This may be the effect you want, but more likely this is a problem. To fix this problem, you can use iPhoto to rotate the photo so that the subject appears right-side up. You can rotate a photo either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Rotate a Photo
Click the photo you want to rotate.
Note: A quick way to rotate a photo is to right-click the photo and then click Rotate (
).
Click Edit.
iPhoto displays its editing tools.
Click Rotate ().
A iPhoto rotates the photo 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Repeat step 3 until the subject of the photo is right-side up.
Click Edit.
iPhoto exits edit mode.
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Can I rotate a photo clockwise instead?
Yes, you can rotate a photo clockwise by following these steps:
With the editing tools displayed, press and hold the key.
The Rotate icon changes from to 
.
Press and hold and then click Rotate to rotate the photo clockwise by 90 degrees.
Note: You can also right-click the photo and then click Rotate Clockwise.
Straighten a Photo
You can straighten a crooked photo using the iPhoto application, which comes with all new Macs as part of iLife, and is also available separately via the App Store. If you do not use a tripod when taking pictures, getting your camera perfectly level when you take a shot is very difficult and requires a lot of practice and a steady hand. Despite your best efforts, you might end up with a photo that is not quite level. To fix this problem, you can use iPhoto to nudge the photo clockwise or counterclockwise so that the subject appears straight.
Straighten a Photo
Click the photo you want to straighten.
Click Edit.
iPhoto displays its editing tools.
Click Straighten.
iPhoto displays a grid over the photo.
Click and drag the Angle slider.
Drag the slider to the left to angle the photo counterclockwise.
Drag the slider to the right to angle the photo clockwise.
Click Done.
Click Edit.
iPhoto exits edit mode.
Remove Red Eye from a Photo
You can remove red eye from a photo using the iPhoto application, which comes with all new Macs as part of iLife, and is also available separately via the App Store. When you use a flash to take a picture of one or more people, in some cases the flash may reflect off the subjects’ retinas. The result is the common phenomenon of red eye, where each person’s pupils appear red instead of black. If you have a photo where one or more people have red eyes due to the camera flash, you can use iPhoto to remove the red eye and give your subjects a more natural look.
Remove Red Eye from a Photo
Click the photo that contains the red eye.
Click Edit.
iPhoto displays its editing tools.
A If needed, you can click and drag this slider to the right to zoom in on the picture.
B You can click and drag this rectangle to bring the red eye into view.
Click Fix Red-Eye.
iPhoto displays its Red-Eye controls.
C You may be able to fix the red eye automatically by clicking the Auto-fix red-eye check box ( changes to ). If that does not work, continue with the rest of these steps.
Move the red-eye pointer over a red eye in the photo.
Click the red eye.
D iPhoto removes the red eye.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to fix any other instances of red eye in the photo.
Click Done.
Click Edit.
iPhoto exits edit mode.
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Why does iPhoto remove only part of the red eye in my photo?
The Red-Eye tool may not be set to a large enough size. The tool should be approximately the same size as the subject’s eye:
Follow steps 1 to 3 to display the Red-Eye controls.
Click and drag the Size slider until the Red-Eye tool is the size of the red-eye area.
Use your mouse to move the circle over the red eye and then click.
Add Names to Faces in Your Photos
You can make your photos easier to manage and navigate by adding names to the faces that appear in each photo. This is sometimes called tagging, and it enables you to navigate your photos by name.
Specifically, iPhoto includes a special Faces section in its library, which organizes your faces according to the names you assign when you tag your photos. This makes it easy to view all your photos in which a certain person appears.
Add Names to Faces in Your Photos
Click the photo that you want to tag.
Click Info.
Click X unnamed (where X is the number of faces iPhoto identifies in the photo).
iPhoto displays its naming tools.
Click unnamed.
Type the person’s name.
Press .
Repeat steps 3 to 5 to name each person in the photo.
A If iPhoto did not mark a face in the photo, click Add a face, size and position the box over the face, and then type the name in the click to name box.
Click Info.
iPhoto exits naming mode.
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How do I view all the photos that contain a particular person?
You can open a photo, click Info, and then click the Show All arrow (
) beside the person’s name. You can also follow these steps:
Click Faces in the iPhoto sidebar. iPhoto displays the names and sample photos of each person you have named.
Double-click the person you want to view. iPhoto displays all the photos that contain the person.
Map Your Photos
You can view your photos by location if you edit each photo to include the location where you took the image. Most modern cameras, particularly smartphone cameras such as those found on the iPhone and iPad, include location information for each photo. If your camera does not add location data automatically, you can tell iPhoto the locations where your photos were taken, and then display a map that shows those locations. This enables you to view all your photos taken in a particular place.
Map Your Photos
Click the event that you want to map.
If you want to map a single photo, open the event and then open the photo.
Click Info.
Click Assign a Place.
Type the location.
iPhoto displays a list of locations that match what you typed.
When you see the place you want to use, click it.
iPhoto displays the location on a Google map.
Click and drag the pin to the correct location, if necessary.
Click Info.
iPhoto closes the info window.
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Is there a way to have the location data added automatically?
Yes. To activate this feature, click iPhoto in the menu bar, click Preferences, and then click the Advanced tab. Click the Look up Places and then click Automatically. Note that you may still have to add or edit location names for your photos.
How do I view all the photos that were taken in a particular place?
Click Places in the iPhoto sidebar to see a map of the world with pins for each of your photo locations. Position the mouse () over the location’s pin, and then click the Show All arrow (). iPhoto displays all the photos that were taken in that location.
E-mail a Photo
If you have a photo that you want to share with someone, and you know that person’s e-mail address, you can send the photo in an e-mail message. Using iPhoto, you can specify which photo you want to send, and iPhoto creates a new message. Even if a photo is very large, you can still send it via e-mail because you can use iPhoto to shrink the copy of the photo that appears in the message.
E-mail a Photo
Click the photo you want to send.
Click Share.
Click Email.
You can also click Share (
) and then click Email.
A iPhoto creates a new message and adds the photo to the message body.
Type the address of the message recipient.
Type the message subject.
Click here and then type your message text.
B You can use these controls to format the text.
C You can click these thumbnails to apply a special effect to the message.
Click Send.
iPhoto sends the message with the photo as an attachment.
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How do I change the size of the photo?
You need to be careful when sending photos because a single image can be several megabytes in size. If your recipient’s e-mail system places restrictions on the size of messages it can receive, your message might not go through.
To change the size of the photo, click the Photo Size and then click the size you want to use for the sent photo, such as Small or Medium. Note that this does not affect the size of the original photo, just the copy that is sent with the message.
Take Your Picture
You can use your Mac to take a picture of yourself. If your Mac comes with a built-in iSight or FaceTime HD camera, or if you have an external camera attached to your Mac, you can use the camera to take a picture of yourself using the Photo Booth application. After you take your picture, you can e-mail that picture, add it to iPhoto, or set it as your user account or Messages buddy picture.
Take Your Picture
Take Your Picture with Photo Booth
In the Dock, click Photo Booth (
).
The Photo Booth window appears.
A The live feed from the camera appears here.
Click Take a still picture (
).
B Click Take four quick pictures (
) if you want Photo Booth to snap four successive photos, each about 1 second apart.
C Click Take a movie clip (
) if you want Photo Booth to capture the live camera feed as a movie.
Click Take Photo (
).
Note: You can also press +
or click File and then click Take Photo.
Photo Booth counts down 3 seconds and then takes the photo.
Note: When the Mac is taking your picture, be sure to look into the camera, not into the screen.
Work with Your Photo Booth Picture
D Photo Booth displays the picture.
Click the picture.
Click Share ().
E Click Add to iPhoto to add the photo to iPhoto.
F Click Change profile picture to set the photo as your user account picture.
