{"id":36218,"date":"2026-07-05T08:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=36218"},"modified":"2026-07-05T08:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:29:21","slug":"extend-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/extend-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Extend Feature in \uf8ffOS 27 Beta Photos Saves a Precious Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to tell a quick story of how \uf8ffOS 27 saved an almost great photo I took while we were on vacation in Florida. We went out on a pontoon boat, and I asked everyone to gather at the stern of the boat for a casual family photo. It was a fabulous, joyful photo\u2026 but the horizon was tilted about 18 degrees!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01-Original-crooked-photo.png\" alt=\"01 Original crooked photo.\"  title=\"01 Original crooked photo.png\" width=\"799 \" height=\"592\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Almost Great Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I could easily rotate the photo to correct for that, but when I did, it cut off a third of my face and wrecked the composition entirely. The photo was irreparable, and I was heartbroken.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02-Original-fixed-horizon-but-Al-cut-off.png\" alt=\"02 Original fixed horizon but Al cut off.\"  title=\"02 Original fixed horizon but Al cut off.png\" width=\"799 \" height=\"592\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Simple Rotate Gives a Bad crop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But then I remembered the new Extend feature announced at WWDC, which was advertised as a way to give yourself extra background on your images. I&#8217;m running the beta on an iPhone 15 Pro with my photos synced, so I opened it up on that device, went into edit mode, tapped on the little Apple Intelligence symbol, and chose Extend. It indicated I should pinch to zoom, which showed a blurry area covering up the sides of the original photo.<\/p>\n<p>It churned for maybe 15 seconds, and it <em>perfectly<\/em> extended the still crooked photo. It wasn&#8217;t a super challenging fix, since most of the background was water, but it did a great job. The new image had my selfie-taking arm a bit longer, created more upper body for me, added feet to some of the people, extended a bridge in the background, and even added a boat on the water that was not a replica of any of the other boats in the original background.<\/p>\n<p>Once I had the extra real estate on the crooked photo, I was able to rotate the photo without cutting off my face. It was looking pretty good.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/03-Extended-photo-now-rotated-1.png\" alt=\"03 Extended photo now rotated.\"  title=\"03 Extended photo now rotated.png\" width=\"799 \" height=\"592\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Extended Image with Horizon Corrected<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the extra real estate, I was able to make a more pleasing crop, and now I have a fantastic family memory.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/04-Cropped-to-perfection.png\" alt=\"04 Cropped to perfection.\"  title=\"04 Cropped to perfection.png\" width=\"799 \" height=\"592\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Extended, Rotated, &#038; Cropped for Perfect Photo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I think for me, this might be one of the biggest game changers of \uf8ffOS 27!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to tell a quick story of how \uf8ffOS 27 saved an almost great photo I took while we were on vacation in Florida. 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