Be an expert photo editor

Manage your ever-growing photo collection and edit your pictures to perfection

- Written by George Cairns

Back in the old days, most of us limited film camera use to holiday snaps and family milestones. A handful of photos would get printed, and a few might make it into an album. Managing photos in those days was relatively easy; the only editing we did was to bin prints that came adorned with a quality control sticker if they suffered from flash-induced red-eye or a finger over the lens.

Today, we digitally document many more of our activities via the always-to-hand Camera app on iPhone. This leads to the problem of managing thousands of photographs, many of which run the risk of rarely being seen! Fortunately, Apple's Photos app has plenty of tools to enable you to store your photos safely, organise your collection so that nothing gets lost, fix common problems with colour, tone and composition - and most importantly, get your best images seen. We'll show you how to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to help you manage your collection and even remove unwanted photo-bombers with a swipe of a finger or scribble of a mouse. You'll also discover a more creative range of photo-editing skills that will impress friends, family, and followers. And you'll be able to enjoy organising and editing in Photos while on the go via iPhone or iPad from the comfort of a Mac's bigger display.

Import your photos

Discover the best ways to import your photos and videos from camera to computer

Your iPhone is a convenient one-stop shop for photography. When you snap shots using the Camera app, they are stored on your iPhone and can be easily viewed in the Photos app. You can organise, edit, and share your shots in Photos on iOS, so in theory you don't need to export your shots to a Mac.