Chapter 36. Editing Digital Photos in iPhoto

Even expert digital photographers sometimes capture images that are not quite perfect—they are a shade too dark or slightly overexposed. Rather than toss out less than perfect digital photos, you can make them better by editing them with iPhoto.

You can use iPhoto to rotate or straighten out images, remove blemishes, lighten or darken images, or even add unique visual effects such as making a photograph look old and faded like an antique.

Project goal: Learn how to modify photographs in iPhoto.

What You’ll Be Using

To modify digital photos on your Macintosh, you’ll use the following:

  • The iPhoto program

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