Master Apple's PHOTOS APP

Discover easy ways to edit, optimise and organise your images with this in-depth guide

- George Cairns

Whether you're a camera enthusiast or just someone who takes cat photos on their iPhone for fun, Apple's Photos app is your go-to destination. In this in-depth guide, we'll help you discover the key features of Photos, from importing your media to creating albums and processing your pictures to perfection so that they impress family, friends, and social media followers. We'll also explore Extensions for Photos and demonstrate how to make the most of the Photos app on iPad and iPhones too. It's a one-stop-shop for photography lovers everywhere.

As well as showing you the ropes when it comes to fixing common picture problems with colour, tone, and composition, we'll demonstrate techniques to help you come up with really creative results. Of course, you're not tied to the Mac for editing. As well as Photos on iOS, there are plenty of third-party tools for processing images on the go. You'll also learn the differences between the iOS and macOS versions of Apple's Photos app and discover handy photo-fixing tools that are unique to each version. And if you want to go a little bit further, you will want to look at our recommended third-party software for more powerful image-editing features.

Get your photos on to your Mac

Explore a range of techniques to transfer photos and video clips from camera to computer

Thanks to your ever-present iPhone you can capture a photograph wherever and whenever you like. However, this creates the problem of managing an ever-growing collection of clips and images. On these two pages, we cover a range of methods to help you store your shots safely.

Sync your assets