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.
Step-by-Step Guide
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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. -
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. -
Step 3: Tap the Edit button.
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Step 4: Tap the dial knob button.
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Step 5: Tap the downward-facing arrow next to Light.
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Step 6: Tap Black Point.
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Step 7: Swipe left to increase Black Point.
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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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