iPhoto
Adjust the size of the retouch brush in iPhoto
09/08/2010
When retouching a photo in iPhoto, press the left or right bracket ([ or ]) to decrease or increase the size of the retouch brush.
Reject suggested matches for Faces in iPhoto
08/30/2010
In the Confirm Name screen of Faces in iPhoto, to reject suggested matches, press Option when clicking a photo to change the "Confirm" button to "Reject".
Copy and paste Places location info in iPhoto '09
08/21/2010
In iPhoto '09, copy and paste Places info between photos by copying one, Control-clicking on another, and selecting "Paste Location" from the pop-up menu.
Open an iPhoto event in its own separate window
08/07/2010
When working in Events in iPhoto '09, press the Command key while double-clicking an event to open it in its own separate window.
Zoom in and out of the Places map in iPhoto '09
07/31/2010
In the Places map in iPhoto '09, double-click anywhere on the map to zoom in and Control-double-click anywhere on the map to zoom out.
Delete iPhoto album photos from the main iPhoto library
07/22/2010
When browsing an album in iPhoto '09, Control-Option click a photo and choose "Move to Trash" to delete it from your main iPhoto library.
Easily fit slideshow photos to music in iPhoto '09
07/18/2010
In an iPhoto '09 slideshow, time the photo's delivery to match the music's length by clicking the Settings tab and turning on "Fit slideshow to music".
Include location info when publishing from iPhoto '09
07/10/2010
To publish photos from iPhoto '09 with their Places info included, enable "Include location information for published photos" in iPhoto> Preferences> Web.
Quickly rotate a photo in iPhoto
06/16/2010
In iPhoto, to rotate a photo, click on it to select it then type Command-R. To rotate it in the opposite direction, type Command-Option-R.
Adjust the date and time of a photo in iPhoto
06/02/2010
In iPhoto, to change the date and time when a photo was taken, select it and do Photos> Adjust Date and Time.
Edit iPhoto photos with a different editing application
05/28/2010
In iPhoto, Control-click on a photo and select "Edit in External Editor" to edit it in a different application, such as Photoshop.
Resize from a corner in Faces in iPhoto '09
05/24/2010
In iPhoto '09, when resizing a box around a new face, hold the Option key to resize from a corner, instead of from the center.
Empty the trash in iPhoto
05/13/2010
To empty the trash in iPhoto, do iPhoto > Empty iPhoto Trash, or simply Control-click the Trash icon in the Source List and do "Empty Trash" from the pop-up.
View the original version of an edited photo in iPhoto
05/04/2010
When editing a photo in iPhoto using the enhance, red-eye, retouch tools, etc., press the Shift key to temporarily view the original, unedited image.
Find out what iPhoto event a photo belongs to
04/24/2010
To show what event a photo in your iPhoto Library is associated with, Control-click the photo and choose "Show Event", to open its event.
Create a Smart Album for a person's face in iPhoto '09
04/12/2010
In iPhoto '09, drag and drop any face from the Faces corkboard onto your album list to create an automatically-updating Smart Album for that person.
Show the number of photos in each iPhoto source
04/02/2010
To show the number of photos in each item in the source list in iPhoto, do iPhoto> Preferences> General> Sources and enable "Show item counts".
Preview an entire photo in Faces in iPhoto '09
03/23/2010
When passing the mouse over a face in the Faces corkboard of iPhoto '09, press the Option key to preview the entire photo in the thumbnail.
Show detailed photo info in iPhoto
03/10/2010
In iPhoto '09, to show more details about a selected photo such as exposure settings or camera model, do Photos>Show Extended Photo Info.
Show number of items in the iPhoto source list
02/26/2010
To show the number of photos in each category in the source list sidebar in iPhoto, go to iPhoto>Preferences>General, and turn on “Show Item Counts”.
Set key photos for iPhoto Events or Places
02/17/2010
When mousing over photos to preview them in Events or Faces in iPhoto ’09, tap the space bar to automatically set the previewed photo as the key photo.
Zoom into the Places view in iPhoto '09
02/11/2010
When viewing Places in satellite or hybrid view in iPhoto '09, click the + to the right of the slider to zoom in 4X more than the slider's maximum magnification level.
Edit and preview multiple photos in iPhoto
02/07/2010
Command-click on multiple photos in iPhoto, then click the Edit button in the toolbar, to edit and preview all of them, at once.
Customize your toolbar buttons in iPhoto '09
01/29/2010
In iPhoto '09, to add or remove buttons from your toolbar, do View -> Show in Toolbar, then select what buttons are displayed.
Re-scan for missing faces in iPhoto '09 photos
01/28/2010
Control-click a photo in iPhoto '09 and do "Detect Missing Faces" to rescan it for faces which were previously not identified.
Import photos from an iPhone or camera directly into Preview
01/24/2010
Use Preview in Snow Leopard to import images directly from a connected iPhone or digital camera via File>Import from Camera.
Combine multiple Events in iPhoto into a single event
01/17/2010
In iPhoto, to combine multiple events together into a single event, Command-click on each event then do Events > Merge Events.