Anne, In the Photo app, top of page where menu bar is, go to ‘view’; one of the selections is ‘hide face names’ (or ‘show face names’). You can toggle that to be on or off. I too get ignored when it asks me to name the rock or tree bark. Maybe it is seeing ‘shadow people’?
Bill > On Oct 30, 2016, at 12:27 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Oct 29, 2016, at 11:27 PM, Anne Cartwright <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> John, >> >> Is it possible to turn off Faces (or what ever new new Photo calls it). >> >> I take very few photos of people and yet iPhoto (which I’m still using since >> the first Photo required more steps in my opinion) and I get tired of seeing >> various rock formations, flowers, etc. unnamed. >> >> I can and do turn off Places. However the version of iPhoto and Photo I have >> do not allow one to turn off Faces. >> >> Anne >> >> >> >>> On Oct 29, 2016, at 9:41 PM, John Robinson <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Thought I would pass along the amazing work in Apple’s “PHOTO” app. >>> >>> In the past I didn’t use iPhoto, I used Aperture, the more robust photo >>> organizer and enhancer but Apple stopped supporting this App and in essence >>> turned over Photo enhancement to the Adobe programs. >>> >>> With the upgrade to Sierra I decided it was time to move my Photo Library >>> out of Aperture into Photo….the Apple event where Sierra was introduced Tim >>> Cook mentioned that the new Photo App. was going to have over a BILLION >>> reference points on each photo..we will be able to search on an combination >>> of people, landscape, buildings, etc. etc…. >>> >>> So far I am trying to learn how it works…..BUT in the background I wanted >>> to show you what is happening. >>> >>> When it was loaded there were ZERO people in the “People” list, then over >>> the next several hours I noticed a few more “people” being included…tonight >>> look at the list! >>> >>> Grief, this is amazing…Now, in Aperture I had named some of the pictures, >>> so that’s how Photo is coming up with the names…BUT the program is applying >>> it’s billion points of recognition without me doing a thing it’s adding >>> photo’s to that persons list…. >>> >>> I will have to go through and find those folks that need to be identified >>> ONCE, maybe TWICE for them to then begin their collection of photos where >>> they are included… >>> >>> Isn’t this utterly amazing!!! AND IT’S FREE with the OS. >>> >>> Below I’ll show you how awesome this is….read on... >>> >>> <PastedGraphic-3.png> >>> >>> >>> Above you see Carly Robinson, my deceased Step-Mother, there will be others >>> and since there are thousands of photo’s for the program to analyze it may >>> be that the work is just not yet done…but on the example below notice that >>> the picture with the ceiling light does NOT appear to have Carly shown at >>> all….so why is she listed in this photo? >>> >>> Look at the very bottom screenshot, how blurry, BUT IT IS CARLY…this shows >>> just how good Photo is in picking out people once the program has once >>> identified someone… >>> >>> Can you imagine the possibilities, be it celebrating an individual’s >>> birthday and wanting to have a movie or slide show of that person’s >>> life….the slide show setup is instantaneous and the default music changes >>> with the theme you choose…or go choose your own music in iTunes. >>> >>> One final note, we have BOXES and BOXES of photo’s it will take a year to >>> move to digital using a flatbed scanner. >>> >>> Epson to the rescue, they have just come out with an unbelievable photo >>> scanner, the link below is to the Amazon page, watch the video and you’ll >>> see how this job has been sized to a few weekends and then allow Photo to >>> organize all those old photos for you. >>> >>> Don’t you love Technology! >>> >>> >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Epson-FastFoto-FF-640-High-Speed-Scanning/dp/B01HR89FNK/ref=sr_1_1/157-3459199-0739744?ie=UTF8&qid=1477791198&sr=8-1&keywords=epson+fast+photo+scanner >>> >>> <https://www.amazon.com/Epson-FastFoto-FF-640-High-Speed-Scanning/dp/B01HR89FNK/ref=sr_1_1/157-3459199-0739744?ie=UTF8&qid=1477791198&sr=8-1&keywords=epson+fast+photo+scanner> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <PastedGraphic-1.png> >>> >>> >>> <PastedGraphic-2.png> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >
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