All Specs
The last major update to Apple’s impressive Photos app was in macOS High Sierra, but the company continues to incrementally improve the app. New features that come with Big Sur include support for the ProRaw format used by the iPhone 12 Pro phones, a vibrance tool, video editing, better gallery-view layouts, and superior Memory movies. Apple Photos is an Editors Choice winner for free photo editing software on the Mac.
Getting Started With Apple Photos
Photos comes preinstalled on Macs running recent versions of macOS, so there s no installation to worry about. In fact, you can t uninstall it without taking extreme measures that include command-line operations. Furthermore, if you take the unwise move of uninstalling it, your system may behave erratically. Of course, if you want to work between operating systems, you’re out of luck; for that, we suggest checking out Adobe’s software, which is cross-platform. Adobe Photoshop Elements is a good place to start, if y
How to photograph the Winter Solstice from your phone Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Replay Video UP NEXT
Another great photo opportunity occurs Monday after sundown: the Winter Solstice and the sighting of the Christmas Star.
You can use a smartphone to capture what is promised to be the closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years. The planets are expected to appear as one large star, lighting up the sky. Shooting a night sky is one of the most amazing things you can witness, says travel photographer Austin Mann, who specializes in shooting night skies with his iPhone.
You don t need a fancy DSLR or mirrorless camera to capture the light show. Mann and other photographers say you can get a great shot on a smartphone.