Mac Photos: Organize, Edit and Share Photos On Your Mac (Udemy.com)

Manage your photo library using Apple's powerful yet easy-to-use Photos app.

( 158 Reviews )

Created by: Gary Rosenzweig

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

Import their pictures from digital cameras and phones into their Photos library. U
Understand how to use iCloud Photo Library to have access to all of their photos across all of their Apple devices.
Use albums and keywords to organize their photo library.
Edit their photos with color and light adjustments, filters, cropping, external editors and more.
Share photos online with iCloud, messages, social media sites and more.
Order photo prints, books, calendars and other items.

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Course Description

Mac Photos: Organize, Edit and Share Photos On Your Mac is a complete course with more than 40 videos and more than 3 hours of instruction that will teach you the ins-and-outs of the Mac Photos app. The app allows you to manage photo collections, both small and large. You can organize, edit and share the pictures you take with your digital camera or phone.
The course starts off looking at all of the ways you can import pictures into your library. You can bring them in directly from your camera, phone or SD card. You can also import image files from your hard drive. Then you will learn about iCloud Photo Library and how it can keep your devices in sync and allow you to take your entire photo library with you everywhere you bring your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Then you'll see how you can organize your photos using albums or keywords. You can decide which Photos tools you wish to use to manage and find your photos. The app will help you with automatic face and object recognition, and by letting you search by date and location.
Photos also has a powerful set of image editing features. You can adjust color and light, crop and rotate, filter and retouch. You can also add third-party tools and even edit using external editors like Photoshop.
The course also goes into detail about different ways to share your photos, either online or physically with prints. You can send directly from Photos to your social networks and grab photos from your library directly from inside other apps.
This course is meant for typical Mac users. Photos is not a pro tool, but something that typical Mac users can work with to manage their photo collections. With only a basic understanding of how to use your Mac you can now learn how to manage hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of photos.
The version of Photos used in this course is 3.x, the version of Photos that comes with macOS High Sierra.Who this course is for:

Typical Mac users with an interest in using the Photos app that comes with the Mac.
Mac users who want to learn how to organize their photos, edit and adjust them, and share the online.
Those familiar with the old iPhoto app and are looking to learn how to use the new Photos app.

Time: 4h

Instructor Details

Gary Rosenzweig

4.7 Rating
158 Reviews

Gary Rosenzweig is an Internet entrepreneur, software developer, and technology writer. He runs CleverMedia, Inc., which produces websites, computer games, apps, and podcasts.
Gary is the host and producer of MacMost, a site that features more than 1,000 video tutorials for Apple enthusiasts. It includes many videos on using Macs, iPhones, and iPads. Gary has written more than 30 mass-market computer books, including the best-selling book My iPad, The MacMost Guide to Switching to the Mac, My Pages, ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University, and Special Edition Using Director MX. He also has self-published titles such as 101 Mac Tips and The Practical Guide to Mac Security.
Gary is also the creator and producer behind WP Tips And Hacks, a site with video tutorials and code examples to help WordPress users customize and modify their WordPress sites.
Gary has a computer science degree from Drexel University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.