Photos for OS X and iOS Take, edit, and share photos in the Apple photography ecosystem

by Carlson, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9780134171951
• ISBN10: 0134171950
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-07-22
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr

Summary

For anyone who’s taken photos, you know the frustration of trying to find and manage your snapshots on your iPhone, camera, or Mac. With Photos for OS X, Apple has made it possible to have at your fingertips all your photos. Photos for OS X replaces Apple’s iPhoto and Aperture applications and offers users the ability to organize, view, edit, and share photos from any OS X or iOS device.

 

In the Photos for OS X and iOS book, best-selling author Jeff Carlson shows you how to tame your photo collection with Apple Photos for OS X app. He shows how to convert your existing iPhoto and Aperture libraries to Photos and how to import new photos from your iPhone and other sources. You’ll learn how to work with photos in the Apple iCloud service as well as edit images on your phone, Mac, and in the cloud. And to show off your snapshots, Jeff shows you how to share your photos through prints and photo books.

 

Readers will learn how to:

• Import photos from your iPhone and other sources
• Organize your photos through albums, keywords, tags, collections, dates, and geotags
• Convert existing iPhoto and Aperture libraries to Photos for OS X
• Work with your photos in the iCloud Photo library
• Edit photos in the Photos application
• Make prints and photo books

Author Biography

Jeff Carlson is a columnist for the Seattle Times, a senior editor at TidBITS, and a frequent contributor to Macworld and other publications. He is also the author of numerous books, including three editions of the iPad for Photographers, four editions of the iPad Pocket Guide, and several editions of the OS X Pocket Guide. He believes there’s never enough coffee, and tries his best to prove that theory on a regular basis. Find more information at jeffcarlson.com and follow him on Twitter at @jeffcarlson.