Have you ever taken a photo with a crowd of people, with one or two people blinking? It’s the perfect solution that I use all the time with Google Photos, if that’s the case.
How do I choose the perfect frame on my Apple device?
The first thing you need to know about taking the perfect photo is an iPhone camera trick called Live Photo. Long press on a photo thumbnail and you may have seen it before.
What is “Live Photo”?
Live Photo captures a 1.5 second video before and after the photo is taken. This allows you to capture the moment as it actually happened. Think of it as a tool to go back in time with photography.
You can come back later and choose a nice looking frame among your live photos. This must be what Hollywood calls a picture perfect.
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How to take a photo using Live Photo
- click the camera icon
- Select the “Photos” option in the bottom navigation
- Once in Photos, select the circular icon in the upper right corner.
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Instructions for taking photos using Live Photos.
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- Tap the white circle below the photo to take a photo
- You can now shoot short videos with the Live Photo option and choose the best frame to use
How to choose the right frame
- After taking a live photo, “photograph” Open the app and select the “Albums” icon in the bottom navigation
- Once there, scroll down until you see the section “Type of Media”. move down “Live Photo” You will see all the live photos you have taken.
- First, select the desired photo.let’s go ahead and see what happens Tap and hold a still image. You will see that you can view the entire quick video.
- to set the desired frame, click the blue “edit” Text in the upper right corner.
- The photo is now in Edit mode, and at the bottom of the photo, live photo icon The bottom line shows:

An example of how to choose the perfect frame.
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- When you do this you will see the photo timeline open
- go ahead and white rectangular box On that timeline, move along the timeline until you reach the best visible frame
- When you are satisfied with the frame you like, click “Make a key photo” and it is now lock the frame
- Now, if you want to share a photo, Share your photo with this newly selected frame
word of warning
By setting the perfect frame with the steps above, essentially, Create a cover photo For this quick video file. That said, one caveat… Live Photo records 1.5 seconds before and after you take a photo, so be careful with the files you send.I just made a cover shot for this “live photo”, but the file is actually a short quick video and anyone who receives this file push down photo appear Whole quick shot.
How to create still images from Live Photos
to create Still imageFrom your updated live shot, follow these steps:
- Click the photo you want to share
- then click share button (click the icon with the arrow pointing up in the lower left corner)
- A pop-up screen will appear.
- In the top row under “1 photo selected”, click the box that says “Options”
- [送信方法]so[個別の写真]in the upper right corner, select[完了]Click the button.
- Return to the pop-up screen. At the bottom of the screen, click how you want to share your photo (airdrop, message, email, etc.).
- You can now send this file as a still image.
How do I choose the perfect frame on my Android device?
Unfortunately, features like Live Photos on iPhone are not built into the Android system. However, there is a workaround using Google Photos.
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How to Extract Photos from Videos in Google Photos
Google Photos is built into every Android device, so open the app. If you want to take a photo with many people in it, Take a video instead of a photo Once that video is recorded, you can choose one perfect frame. Method is as follows.
- click video
- Tap a video to Controlappear at the bottom
- Select the bottom middle icon that looks like 3 horizontal bars
- A horizontal bar appears.clickVertical White Line (aka Frame Selector)Move across the bar until you select a frame where no one is blinking
- Tap the “Export Frame” button on the bottom right to export the frame to your camera folder.

Display image for extracting images from videos in Google Photos
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How did you use this trick to save a photo with someone blinking in the photo? We’d love to hear from you.
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