iPhoto: View and add information about photos

View and add information about photos

You can view and add information about your photos. For example, you can see the date and time a photo was taken, information about the camera that took the photo, and badges that indicate the state of the photo. You can assign titles and captions to photos, and change the date and time information for them.

View and add information about photos

To view or change information for a photo, you open the photo’s Info window.

Info Window for a photo

Open the Info window: Double-click a photo to view it, then click the Info button Info button in the toolbar or press Command-I.

Add or change information: Edit any of the following.

  • Title: Enter a name in the Title field.

  • Description: Enter a caption in the Description field.

  • Favorite: Click the Favorite button Favorite button to mark the photo as a favorite. Click the button again to unmark it.

  • Keywords: Enter keywords in the Keywords field. As you type, Photos suggests keywords that you’ve used before. Press Enter when you’ve finished a keyword.

    To remove a keyword, select it and press Delete.

  • Faces: Click Add button in the toolbar and type a name to identify a face.

    Click Add button multiple times and drag the face identifier over different faces to identify multiple faces in a photo.

Display titles, other metadata, and badges

Photos can display the title you assign to photos in the Info window, metadata (other information about each photo, such as its file type), and badges that identify whether the photo has been edited, had keywords added, and more.

Set Photos to display titles, metadata, or badges: Choose View > Metadata > [Metadata name].

Badge
Meaning

Toolbox badge

Photo has been edited.

Keywords badge

Photo has had keywords applied.

Location badge

Photo’s location has been identified on a map.

Favorite badge

Photo has been marked as a favorite.

Video clip badge

Item is a video clip.

Slo-mo badge

Item is a slo-mo clip.

Time-lapse badge

Item is a time-lapse clip.

Referenced file badge

Original photo is stored in another location (not in the Photos library on your Mac).

HDR badge

Original photo was taken as a High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo that combines three photos taken at different exposures.

Change a photo’s date and time

You can change the date and time associated with a photo. You might want to do this if you travel to a location in another time zone, and your camera assigns your photos dates and times that are correct for your home, but not the place you visited.

  1. Select the photos you want to change.

  2. Choose Image > Adjust Date and Time.

    Adjust date and time controls
  3. Enter the date and time you want in the Adjusted field.

  4. Click a time zone on the map, if necessary.

  5. Click Adjust.

Last Modified: Jun 22, 2015
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