The most important feature on this swipe-up screen is the field Add a caption. This becomes searchable information. Using the Search feature in Photos will find ... dog, cat, horse, rabbit, bird, umbrella, flower and more. So we do not have to mark every photo a Favorite and then lose it in that bit bucket, or make albums on albums (been there, done that). You will soon discover that some of our editing and stylizing apps write info to the Caption field - very helpful reminders of our workflow!
We walked through the Settings app for Camera and Photos today. Refer back to the Cheatsheet for the same tweaks. If you see a message with a warning (Cheryl > iCloud Photos) make a note and we will talk about it later, one-on-one.
We will not have time to dig deep into all these features during class. You will have to become a self-study ninja. You will want to download the Apple User Guide for iPhone and iPad into the Books app and also link to the online versions of the guides. It is best to read the Guides on a tablet or computer if available so you can manipulate the features on your iPhone.
Use the Books version of the guides for deep reading and personal note taking. The online versions are for quick reference. Read the Camera, Photos, Files, Notes, Mail, Messages .. and other chapters that catch your imagination.
Get the free Apple User Guide in Books for iPhone iOS 15.1 or iPad OS 15.1
iPhone User Guide online version
iPad User Guide online version
Build muscle memory by playing with the many views in Photos. Use Search in Photos and at the Home Screen.
Photos curates our images automatically. I'm old-school and would like to make my own (convoluted) image management layout like years ago. But, it failed me in the log run so now I'm bending to the Apple-Way of managing photos. Urggh.
The Library is the timeline of my photos. But often in other apps accessing the Albums > Recents is the easiest way to find an image. Unless, of course, Search is an option in the media browser feature. CONFUSED? Stay tuned, we'll work through this.
