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The latter are automatically sized to use as much of the original photo as possible, without any blank space on the print. There's a new 8x8 and 10x10 inch square book option – with both hard and soft covers – and new panoramic prints of up to 36-inches wide. That also means you can undo those changes from any other device, and iOS and OS X's native sharing tools are built-in for easily swapping photo sets with others.Īpple has also brought its photo books service more tightly into the fold, with a dedicated Projects tab in Photos offering a birds-eye view of the layouts of printed books and cards. The individual settings adjust in real-time as you use the automatic option, so if you really cared you could see just what Photos was doing in the background and then try it yourself later.Īn original version of the photo is saved, of course, but the edited version is automatically synchronized through iCloud: you basically see the photo change automatically on any other device synchronizing with that library. You can add histograms to the UI, for instance, or get controls for vignettes, noise reduction, levels, and sharpness. Dragging each actually plays with a number of criteria – changing brightness, for instance, is actually balancing exposure, highlights, shadows, and more behind the scenes – and if you want you can expand the dialog and tweak each component individually.

Most offer a one-click fix: Enhance automatically fiddles the white balance, color, and light, for instance, while auto-crop not only tries to figure out the right orientation based on the horizon, but takes the rule-of-thirds into account to make sure the framing is pleasing, too.Ĭlick through into adjust, meanwhile, and there are simple sliders to tackle the most common complaints: a photo is too dark, maybe, or the colors aren't popping, or you want it to be black & white and super-contrasty.

Already working well are the built-in editing tools, and what I'm already particularly impressed by is how Photos balances ease of use for those people who just want to 'make this picture better' while also having more granular controls accessible.īy default, you have options to 'Enhance', rotate, crop, add filters, adjust individual settings, retouch, and deal with red-eye.

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