Photos for macOS Big Sur and iPhone Essential Training

Course details

With the free Photos for macOS software from Apple, you can manage, enhance, and share photos in a variety of ways. In this course, photographer, author, and educator Derrick Story takes you on a detailed exploration of Photos for macOS. Derrick starts with a quick-start introduction to taking pictures on your phone, then editing them with Photos and sharing them. He walks you through how to use the options available to you when you’re recording video. Derrick also covers several advanced iPhone camera techniques, such as switching among cameras, controlling the flash, working with ProRAW, and more. He covers each step of the process to edit pictures in Photos for macOS, then does the same for editing videos. Derrick offers some useful tips to enhance your experience using Photos, then concludes with resources to help you learn more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Discover the power of Photos for macOS and iPhone
02 - How this course is designed - iPhone and Photos working together
03 - Overview of Photos for macOS
04 - How to use the exercise files

1. Quick Start

05 - Check your iCloud account
06 - Take a picture and review it on your phone
07 - Make sure the picture shows up in Photos for your Mac
08 - Improve a picture with editing in Photos for macOS
09 - Share a picture with others

2. Recording Video

10 - Reviewing video settings for the iPhone
11 - Shooting slo-mo
12 - Controlling the video light
13 - Horizontal vs. vertical framing
14 - Changing cameras during recording

3. Advanced iPhone Camera Techniques

15 - Switching among cameras
16 - Controlling the flash
17 - Shooting in Portrait mode
18 - Working with ProRAW
19 - Using Live Photos
20 - Adding a caption on your iPhone

4. Editing Pictures in Photos for macOS

21 - Cropping your image
22 - Adjusting brightness and exposure
23 - Fine-tuning the color
24 - Bringing out the detail in a picture
25 - Exploring filters
26 - Editing options for a Live Photo
27 - Fine-tuning a photo captured in Portrait mode
28 - Working with ProRAW in Photos
29 - Expanding capability with editing extensions

5. Editing Video in Photos for macOS

30 - How the scrubber bar works
31 - Trimming a video and adjusting slo-mo
32 - Adjust exposure and brightness
33 - Fine-tuning color
34 - Cropping and straightening your video
35 - Using filters with movies
36 - Set poster frame

6. Enhancing Your Experience

37 - Searching your library using AI
38 - Hiding the location of a picture
39 - Erase deleted items
40 - Copying and pasting adjustments
41 - Selecting a primary image from Burst mode
42 - Exporting pictures and movies

Conclusion

43 - Next steps