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Grain & Tone: How to Use the Photo Editor

A free photo editor for Higher Photography. It runs entirely in your browser: your photos never leave your device.

  1. Getting startedOpening the site on each device, and where your photos are kept.
  2. The libraryImporting, star ratings, previews and copying settings to several photos.
  3. The editor and its toolsThe five tools, comparing with the original, zooming and undo.
  4. The Edit toolLight, colour, black & white, film types, grain, sharpening and vignette.
  5. Crop & GeometryCropping, straightening, fixing leaning buildings and borders.
  6. Heal: removing dust, spots and scratchesRemoving dust, blemishes, hairs and scratches.
  7. Masks: editing part of the photoChanging only a person, the sky or an area you paint.
  8. Print layouts: several photos on one sheetPairs, grids and contact sheets on one A4 or A3 sheet.
  9. Printing and exportingScreen brightness, soft proofing, test strips, resolution and export.
  10. Shortcuts, touch and Apple PencilEvery keyboard shortcut, with its touch and Pencil equivalent.
  11. TroubleshootingWhat to do when something does not work.