Photos

One of my favorite uses for my iPhone is taking and sharing pictures, but with so many different methods and platforms, it can get a little tricky. In this guide, I'll cover everything I've learned about saved images and photos, including how to save and share them from text and iMessage, from email, with AirDrop and iCloud, from Shared Albums, and even social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. After we cover that range of topics, we'll go over how to transfer pictures from your iPhone to your Mac and PC so you can keep your photos and albums organized and safe. Let's get started! 

We've all experienced taking a selfie and realizing that the finished product was not the mirror image we expected; even though the Camera app's flipped selfies are accurate photos, it looks strange. Now, with iOS 13 and iPad OS, we can flip mirror images around inside the Photos app. It's as simple as going to the Photos app, selecting the cropping tool inside the Edit screen of an image, and tapping the flip tool icon to get the picture you wanted. Let's get started with how to use the Photos app on your iPhone and iPad to flip your images so they look how you'd hoped they would. 

Image searches are great for when something catches your eye while browsing and you want more information. Here's how to do an image search or reverse image search using the Google Chrome app. There are other search engines that can be used for image searches, along with a growing number of apps solely for this purpose. However, I like using Google Chrome since the image search option while browsing is easy to use with just a few taps.

Instagram may be one of the most well-known social media apps. Also called Insta, and gaining popularity with its Instagram Stories feature, it's one way to get a peek at people, businesses, and events. You can post a photo, add a caption, and throw in some hashtags to participate in the community, or just use it to browse accounts you like. Instagram can be used for as much or as little as you want.

We've all seen the fancy photo manipulating software and expensive printers used by some amateur and professional photographers, but what about those of us who just want to hit print on a family photo and get on with our day? Apple makes printing pictures from the iPhone simple with its AirPrint feature. Read on to learn all about how to print your photos with AirPrint and how to select a printer that will easily connect to your iPhone.

Apple’s iOS Photos app has a few default photo albums that automatically organize the photos you have on your iPhone. But what if you’d like to create a new photo album? Or perhaps you’d like to organize those photos into albums that make sense to you. Thankfully, your built-in Photos app does just that, allowing you to place your pictures into specific albums that you create yourself. Here’s how to create a photo album on your iPhone.