If you’re like most people, you probably take photos and videos of your life and share them with friends and family on social media. But sometimes you want to flip or mirror those photos and images so that they look different. For example, if you take a photo of yourself at a party and want to turn it into a photo collage, you can do that by using the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad. However, if you want to mirror an image on your iPhone or iPad, there are a few steps that you need to take in order to do so. First, open the Photos app on your device. Then, click on the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen and select “Mirror.” Now, depending on which photo or image you want to mirror, there will be different options available for how it will be mirrored. For example, if you’re mirroring a photo of yourself in a dress, then the options will include things like “Dress,” “Bikini,” “Skirt,” etc. Once you’ve selected what type of Mirroring option is best for your situation (or if there are none available), tap on it to start mirroring the image. Once Mirroring is complete, tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen again and select “Done.” Now just wait until everything has finished loading before taking another picture or video!
Sometimes you end up taking photos that are mirrored horizontally. This is quite common when you take selfies. Want to change the direction of a photo (or a face)? Here’s how to flip photos on iPhone and iPad.
The photo editor on the iPhone and iPad comes with a built-in tool for flipping photos horizontally (sideways). It’s the fastest way to flip mirrored selfies. But if you want to flip photos vertically (upside down), you’ll need to use a free third-party app like Photoshop Express. We’ll cover both methods below.
Mirror Photos Horizontally Using Photos on iPhone and iPad
The built-in Photos app on the iPhone and iPad hides quite a robust photo editor. One of its hidden features is the flip images button.
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To get started, open the photo that you want to flip on your iPhone or iPad. Then, from the top, tap the “Edit” button.
From the bottom toolbar, go to the Crop section.
Here, tap the Flip Horizontally button from the top-left corner of the screen.
The image will be flipped instantly.
Tap the “Done” button to save the image.
By default, your iPhone or iPad will overwrite the original image. If you want to save the mirrored photo as a new image, we suggest that you duplicate the original image first.
Flip Photos Using Photoshop Express on iPhone and iPad
Photoshop Express is a feature-rich photo editing app on your iPhone or iPad. In some ways, you can think of it as the mobile version of the Photoshop app. While many of its pro features are hidden behind a subscription, you can use the free version to make simple edits.
One of the features available on the free version is the ability to flip images both vertically and horizontally.
To get started, open the app and give it permission to access your photos. Now, from the Home tab, go to the “Edit” section. Here, choose the photo that you want to edit.
From the photo editing view, go to the “Crop” tab. From here, choose the “Rotate” option. Swipe left to see the “Flip Horizontal” and “Flip Vertical” options.
Now, you can flip the image as you please.
Once you’re done, tap the “Share” button from the top toolbar.
Here, tap the “Camera Roll” button. The flipped image will be exported and saved to the Photos app.
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