How to Adjust the Black Point of a Photo Using the iPhone Photos App

Open your iPhone's Photos app., Tap on a photo., Tap the Edit button., Tap the dial knob button., Tap the downward-facing arrow next to Light., Tap Black Point., Swipe left to increase Black Point., Swipe left to decrease Black Point.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Photos app.

    The Photos app looks like a colored pinwheel icon in a white box on your iPhone's Home screen.

    If Photos opens up to a single photo in full-screen, tap the back button in the top-left corner to browse all your photos.
  2. Step 2: Tap on a photo.

    This will open the image in full-screen.

    You can open and edit any photo from your Moments, iCloud pictures, Memories, Camera Roll, or any other album. , This button looks like three horizontal sliders next to the Trash icon in the bottom-right corner of your screen.

    It will open your photo in editing mode. , It's located next to the yellow Done button in the lower-right corner of the editing screen.

    It will expand an editing menu with three options:
    Light, Color, B&W.

    If you've previously edited this image, you will see a red Revert button instead of Done.

    You can tap this button to undo all previous edits and revert your image to original. , It will expand a sub-menu of editing options. , It's at the bottom of the sub-menu under Light.

    The editing slider for Black Point will appear at the bottom of your screen. , You can swipe anywhere on your screen.

    A higher Black Point will saturate the blacks in your photo and create a high-contrast look. , You can swipe anywhere on your screen.

    A lower Black Point will add a fade effect to the blacks in your photo and create a low-contrast, washed-out look.
  3. Step 3: Tap the Edit button.

  4. Step 4: Tap the dial knob button.

  5. Step 5: Tap the downward-facing arrow next to Light.

  6. Step 6: Tap Black Point.

  7. Step 7: Swipe left to increase Black Point.

  8. Step 8: Swipe left to decrease Black Point.

Detailed Guide

The Photos app looks like a colored pinwheel icon in a white box on your iPhone's Home screen.

If Photos opens up to a single photo in full-screen, tap the back button in the top-left corner to browse all your photos.

This will open the image in full-screen.

You can open and edit any photo from your Moments, iCloud pictures, Memories, Camera Roll, or any other album. , This button looks like three horizontal sliders next to the Trash icon in the bottom-right corner of your screen.

It will open your photo in editing mode. , It's located next to the yellow Done button in the lower-right corner of the editing screen.

It will expand an editing menu with three options:
Light, Color, B&W.

If you've previously edited this image, you will see a red Revert button instead of Done.

You can tap this button to undo all previous edits and revert your image to original. , It will expand a sub-menu of editing options. , It's at the bottom of the sub-menu under Light.

The editing slider for Black Point will appear at the bottom of your screen. , You can swipe anywhere on your screen.

A higher Black Point will saturate the blacks in your photo and create a high-contrast look. , You can swipe anywhere on your screen.

A lower Black Point will add a fade effect to the blacks in your photo and create a low-contrast, washed-out look.

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