How to Edit JPG Photos

Open Photos. This is an app with a multicolored flower icon that can be found on one of the home screens.

Tap the photo you want to edit. This opens the full screen interface.

Tap Edit . This is the option in the upper right corner of the screen.

Touch

. You’ll see a magic wand icon below the image preview.

• After you tap this icon, your iPhone or iPad will automatically edit the photo.

Browse the icons below the image preview and edit as you like. These icons change the exposure, luminance, and highlights settings in the image. ^[2]

• After you tap an icon, drag the slider left or right to decrease or increase the effect.
• Brightness allows you to adjust the brightness setting to increase or decrease the highlights of the image.
• Highlights allow you to change the amount of detail you can see in the shadows and highlights of an image.

Touch

. This is the three-circle icon in the bottom center of the screen and allows you to choose many other filters for your photo.

Touch

. You’ll see a crop icon near the bottom right corner of the screen. You can crop, rotate and flip photos with this selection.

Tap Done . This is the action to save the edit. If you don’t like the changes you’ve just made, you can tap Revert to discard all edits. ^[3]

Download the JPG photo editing app. You can find many free editing apps on the Google Play Store or App Store, including Snapseed, PicsArt, VSCO, and Adobe Photoshop Express (with limited free features).

Open the photo editing app. After you download and install a photo editing app from the App Store or Google Play Store, tap the app on the home screen or apps menu to open it.

• For some apps, you’ll need to grant access to your phone or tablet’s storage before continuing.

Open the JPG image. Most of these apps have a + sign for you to tap and access the camera roll. After you open the camera roll, tap the JPG image to open it in the photo editing tool.

Edit JPG images to your liking. Since each app typically has different settings and operations, your best solution is to tap the selections in the app and explore the menus. While most of the basic editing tools are free, features with a padlock or dollar icon require you to pay to unlock them.

• Cropping is an effective way to bring out subjects in an image by cutting out part of the background. The crop tool usually has an icon of two right angles forming a square. To crop the image, you will select the crop tool and drag the corner of the image inward so that the subject of the image is in the center of the lighter part. All that remains is to touch the change confirmation icon.
  • When using Snapseed, you’ll find this option and many other editing features under the Tops tab.
• Some applications allow you to adjust the saturation, or color intensity in the image. Increasing the saturation of an image can bring out the colors and make the photo eye-catching. However, high saturation can make photos look harsh and almost cartoonish. You can adjust the saturation to highlight certain areas of the image by using the slider to increase or decrease the saturation.
• In photography, exposure refers to the amount of light on the image. If the photo is too dark, you need to increase the exposure. If you want the photo to be darker, lower the exposure. You can drag the slider to increase or decrease the exposure.

Try using filters (instead of adjusting everything manually). Most photo editing applications provide many filters to help users perform editing operations. Look for a tag or icon below or above the image preview to see elements that can be adjusted with the app you’re using. Most photo editing apps display the filter as a preview thumbnail at the bottom of the screen. You will touch the thumbnail to preview the effect on the photo. Find a slider or icon with a slider that you can use to adjust the strength of the filter.

• In Snapseed, this selection shows up in the Looks tab.

Save Image. Tap the check mark or the Done button to save the photo. In Snapseed, you can also tap Export to share the edited JPG with others.

Download photo editing software. You can do basic editing with programs like MS Paint or Photos (for Windows) and Photos (for Mac), but if you want your photos to look more impressive, you should use advanced photo editing software. High. Adobe Photoshop is the standard software that supports professional photo editing, but you do not need to pay an Adobe subscription fee for advanced photo editing.

• GIMP is free and open source photo editing software that has many of the same tools as Photoshop and can be downloaded for free.

Open the JPG image in editing software, such as GIMP. If the software doesn’t show the Import or Open buttons, you can always go to File > Open. This will take you to the file manager to find and open the JPG image.

Edit photos to your liking. Since each software has different menus and interfaces, your best solution is to click on the menus to get familiar with how to use the software.

• Cropping is an effective way to bring out subjects in an image by cutting out part of the background. The crop tool usually has an icon of two right angles forming a square. To crop the image, you will select the crop tool and drag the corner of the image inward so that the subject of the image is in the center of the lighter part. All that remains is to touch the change confirmation icon.
• If you want to resize the image instead of cropping, the resizing feature usually shows up in the Edit menu and allows you to adjust the size of the photo.
• Increasing the saturation of an image can bring out the colors and make the photo eye-catching. However, high saturation can make photos look harsh and almost cartoonish. You can adjust the saturation to highlight certain areas of the image by using the slider to increase or decrease the saturation.
• In photography, exposure refers to the amount of light on the image. If the photo is too dark, you need to increase the exposure. If you want the photo to be darker, lower the exposure. You can drag the slider to increase or decrease the exposure.