Wait while the Photos in your camera roll are prepared (this can take a while if there are a lot of photos on your iPhone).Unlock your iPhone when you see the prompt onscreen.Open Image Capture (press Command + Space and start typing Image to find the app).Plug your iPhone into your Mac (you will need a cable to connect your iPhone to your Mac).Be careful not to click on the white space as it will deselect everything and you’ll have to start again! When you are ready click on ‘Import Selected’. Click and drag and a square will appear, just cover the area you want to select with the square, if you want to deselect an image just hold the shift key and click on it. If you want to import just a few photos you can click on each photo, or select a number by clicking and dragging your mouse over them.If you want to import everything then click on the Import All button. Now you need to decide whether you want to ‘Import All New Items’ to import everything into Photos that isn’t already there, or import just a selection of photos.If you want to You might want to create a new album (perhaps called backup or similar) select New Album, enter the name and click on Create.This could be your Library or you could add them to an existing album or a new album. Beside ‘Import to’ there is a drop-down menu that allows you to choose where you want to import the photos to.(In our case these were predominantly photos that had been shared with us via Whatsapp).
You’ll see a line of those ‘Already Imported’ and below that any ‘New Items’ which Photos hasn’t found in your library. It may take a while but eventually you will see thumbnails of the images on your iPhone.Look for your iPhone under Devices in the left-hand column and click on it.Open the Photos app on your Mac (if it doesn’t automatically open).Connect your iPhone to your Mac via the USB port.One of the quickest and easiest ways of transferring photos on to a Mac is to plug your iPhone into the USB port on your Mac (assuming you have the necessary cable with a connection that’s compatible with your Mac).