This wikiHow teaches you how to crop and further edit photos on any device running iOS, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
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Part 1 of 2: Cropping Photos
Step 1. Open Photos
This application is marked by a white icon with a colorful windmill that is commonly found on the device's home screen.
Step 2. Touch the album
You will have several albums on the Photos app page, such as " Camera Roll ", " Favorites ", " People ", and " Places ".
- If Photos doesn't show the “Albums” page right away, touch the “ Albums ” in the lower right corner of the screen first.
- If Photos immediately shows a single photo, tap the "back arrow" icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Step 3. Touch the photo you want to edit
After that, the photo will be enlarged until it fills the screen.
Step 4. Touch button
to open editing options.
It's at the bottom of the screen, to the left of the trash can icon.
Step 5. Touch the button
to open the cropping menu.
It's in the lower-left corner of the screen, to the right of the “ Cancel ”.
Step 6. Crop the photo
You have two ways to crop a photo:
- “ Manual ” – Touch and drag a corner or side of the photo. To delete the bottom of the photo, drag the bottom of the photo frame upwards.
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“ Presets ” – Touch the button
in the lower-right corner of the screen to see a list of default aspect ratio options, such as “ Square " or " 9:16 " Once touched, the ratio selection will be applied to the photo.
Step 7. Touch Done
It's in the lower-right corner of the screen. Once touched, the changes will be saved and you will exit the photo editing window.
You can also touch the “ Cancel ” in the lower left corner of the screen, followed by the option “ Discard Changes ” to return the photo to its original appearance.
Part 2 of 2: Photo Editing
Step 1. Touch the button
to open editing options.
It's to the left of the trash can icon.
Step 2. Touch the button
which is in the upper right corner of the screen to automatically enhance/improve the appearance of the photo.
With this option, the brightness, contrast, and other settings will be adjusted automatically so that the photo looks more visually balanced.
Step 3. Touch the button
in the lower left corner of the screen to open the filter menu.
The filter will be applied to the photo after being touched.
Step 4. Touch button
located to the right of the filter buttons to adjust various lighting options:
- “ Light ” – This option adjusts aspects of the photo such as highlights, shadows and contrast.
- “ Color ” – This option adjusts the contrast, saturation, and bias of certain colors (cast).
- “ B&W ” – This option adjusts the tone, intensity and grain of the photo.
Step 5. Touch the down-pointing arrow on the right side of the lighting options
Once touched, a special menu will be opened. From here, you can touch on additional aspects (eg. Exposure ”), touch and drag the slider left or right to increase or decrease the presence of that aspect in the photo, and select the “ ☰ ” on the right side of the screen (above the “ Done ”) to return to lighting options.
Step 6. Touch Close
It's in the lower-right corner of the screen. After that, you will return to the editing page.
Step 7. Touch
This “More” button is to the right of the adjustment buttons (“Adjustments”) at the bottom of the screen.
Step 8. Touch Markup
This option appears as a pop-up option at the bottom of the screen. With this option, you can draw on the photo and add captions.
Step 9. Finish photo editing
When you have finished changing the aspects of the photo you want to replace, touch the “ Done ” in the lower right corner of the screen. Then, the changes will be saved and the photo editor interface will be closed.
