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This wikiHow teaches you how to use the iPhone/iPad Photos app to enhance the lightning effects (brilliance) of a photo.
Steps
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1Open Photos. The app has a rainbow flower icon, and you’ll usually find it on your home screen.
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2Select a photo. Once you locate the photo you want to edit, tap it to view it in full-screen mode.Advertisement
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3Tap the edit icon. It looks like three horizontal lines with sliders, and you’ll find it at the bottom of the screen.
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4Tap the dial. It’s the white dial or knob icon at the bottom of the screen (the third icon from the left).
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5Tap Light.
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6Tap Brilliance.
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7Use the slider to adjust the brilliance. Watch how the photo changes as you move the slider.[1]
- Move the slider to the right to brighten dark areas, increase highlights, and raise the contrast all at once.
- Move the slider to the left to darken the photo’s brightest aspects and reduce its contrast.
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8Tap Done. Your photo is now updated with its new lighting effects.Advertisement
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1. Open Photos.
2. Select a photo.
3. Tap the edit icon.
4. Tap the dial.
5. Tap Light.
6. Tap Brilliance.
7. Use the slider to adjust the brilliance.
8. Tap Done.
