{"id":585,"date":"2019-04-15T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/appinitio.com\/picscanner\/blog\/?p=585"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:33:54","slug":"editing-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appinitio.com\/picscanner\/blog\/blogposts\/editing-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Edit Photos With iPhone Apps’ Editing Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"glare<\/a>This article explains how to use Pic Scanner Gold app’s powerful tools for editing photos. Even if you don’t yet use this app, do still read on: The same photo editing rules apply to other apps.<\/em><\/p>\n

Smartphones have democratized photo editing! Twenty five years ago, only professionals were editing photos, using expensive dark room equipment. Now, everyone does it – using apps.<\/p>\n

Instagram taught us to apply filters to everything in our camera rolls. Aviary gave us a battery of easy-to-use edit tools. Snapchat, Prisma and face morph apps use augmented reality and neural networks to transform our ordinary photos into quirky or artistic gems.<\/p>\n

Let’s look past gimmicky and juvenile apps. Pic Scanner Gold app packs some great tools for photo editing. You’ve probably tried out some already, such as brightness, contrast, vibrance, highlights and shadows. But do you know exactly what<\/em> these tools do, and when to use which?<\/p>\n

Pic Scanner Gold’s Suite For Editing Photos<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pic Scanner Gold<\/a>‘s toolkit for editing photos is powered by Adobe’s image editor. Below are some of the editing controls you’ll find in the app:<\/p>\n

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You can use Pic Scanner’s editor for scanned photos as well as for photos imported from your iPhone or iPad’s camera roll (Import button is located at the bottom of Gallery screen).<\/p>\n

If your old photos are discolored, or have smudges, dust marks or color casts, a bit of editing can restore their original look.<\/p>\n

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Old color photos acquire color casts or sepia tones, which can be easily corrected.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Editing Photos with Pic Scanner Gold<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Follow Pic Scanner Gold’s scanning tips<\/a> to get good scans. The app also auto-enhances them, and you may not feel the need for retouching. But experiment with some of the app’s tools, and you’ll achieve beautiful results.<\/p>\n

Accessing the Quick Editing Controls
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Go to Gallery screen and tap on a photo’s thumbnail. This opens the photo on Review & Edit<\/strong> screen. Look at the bottom navigation bar.<\/p>\n

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The navigation bar at the bottom of the screen has the following quick functions:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n