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How to apply one photo look to a set on Mac

Choose a balanced finish, add related photos, and inspect the set together in Smart Photo Enhancer on Mac.

10 stepsUpdated 12 Nov 2026Get Smart Photo Enhancer
What you'll achieve
A three-photo set is visible in Review, with the Balanced Light finish indicated for each image and individual previews ready for your judgment.
What you need
  • Smart Photo Enhancer 3.0 on a Mac.
  • Three local photos that you want to review together.
Smart Photo Enhancer Review workspace with a coastal family photo in the preview and three photos collected in the sidebar, ready for individual review.

Start with a representative photo and use Tonal Offers to choose a restrained finish. Then switch to Review, add the other photos, and inspect each image in the same workspace. This walkthrough follows Smart Photo Enhancer 3.0 and stops before approval or delivery.

  1. 1.Open your first photo

    Open Smart Photo Enhancer and select a representative photo. The image fills the editing canvas, with Finish Choices below and adjustment presets on the right.

    Smart Photo Enhancer Finish workspace with a coastal family photo open, presets on the right, and an empty Finish Choices area.
    Smart Photo Enhancer Finish workspace with a coastal family photo open, presets on the right, and an empty Finish Choices area.
  2. 2.Generate gentle finish options

    In Finish Choices, click Tonal Offers. The app presents Keep Current and Balanced Light as choices for this photo.

    Finish Choices beneath the coastal photo showing Keep Current and Balanced Light thumbnails after Tonal Offers.
    Finish Choices beneath the coastal photo showing Keep Current and Balanced Light thumbnails after Tonal Offers.
  3. 3.Select Balanced Light

    Select Balanced Light in Finish Choices. The blue border shows which suggestion is selected before you apply it.

    Balanced Light finish choice selected with a blue outline below the coastal photo preview.
    Balanced Light finish choice selected with a blue outline below the coastal photo preview.
  4. 4.Apply the selected finish

    Click Apply Selected to use the highlighted Balanced Light look. Check the photo preview before continuing.

    Coastal photo preview in the Finish workspace with Balanced Light selected and Apply Selected in the toolbar.
    Coastal photo preview in the Finish workspace with Balanced Light selected and Apply Selected in the toolbar.
  5. 5.Switch to Review

    Choose Review in the top workflow bar. Your photo appears in the left-hand Photos list, and the adjusted image is shown in the central preview.

    Review workspace showing one coastal family photo, its After preview, and a single entry in the Photos sidebar.
    Review workspace showing one coastal family photo, its After preview, and a single entry in the Photos sidebar.
  6. 6.Add a second photo

    Click Select Images in the Review sidebar and choose another image. The new photo appears in Photos alongside the first without leaving the review workspace.

    Review workspace showing Our-Weekend.jpg and Beach-Walk.jpg in the Photos sidebar.
    Review workspace showing Our-Weekend.jpg and Beach-Walk.jpg in the Photos sidebar.
  7. 7.Add the third photo

    Use Select Images again to add a third image. Check that all three filenames are visible in the Photos list.

    Review workspace with three photos listed in the left sidebar: Our-Weekend, Beach-Walk, and Sunset-Bay.
    Review workspace with three photos listed in the left sidebar: Our-Weekend, Beach-Walk, and Sunset-Bay.
  8. 8.Inspect the beach photo

    Click Next to display the beach photo, or select it in Photos. Inspect its After preview and the Balanced Light label beneath the image.

    Review workspace with Beach-Walk.jpg selected and a large After preview of blue ocean waves breaking onto sand.
    Review workspace with Beach-Walk.jpg selected and a large After preview of blue ocean waves breaking onto sand.
  9. 9.Inspect the sunset photo

    Click Next to view the sunset image. Compare its After preview with the previous photos while keeping the set together in Review.

    Review workspace with Sunset-Bay.jpg selected and a golden sunset over water in the After preview.
    Review workspace with Sunset-Bay.jpg selected and a golden sunset over water in the After preview.
  10. 10.Review the three-photo set

    Use Previous to return to the first photo. The Photos sidebar now contains all three images; review the shared Balanced Light labeling and individual previews before making any approval or delivery decisions.

    Review workspace returning to the coastal family photo with all three images in the Photos sidebar, each labeled Balanced Light.
    Review workspace returning to the coastal family photo with all three images in the Photos sidebar, each labeled Balanced Light.

After the last step

Nothing is marked approved or exported by these steps.

Tips

  • Choose a representative first image whose exposure and color set the visual direction.

  • Use the Photos sidebar to confirm the full set and Next or Previous to compare individual previews.

  • Check each image independently before deciding which photos to approve.

  • Watch outAdding photos to Review does not approve them or complete delivery; they can remain marked Not reviewed.

  • Watch outA shared finish is a starting point. Examine each image before making a final selection.