iPhone edits for photos within my camera roll (cropping, filters) do not appear as edited when I download my photos to iPhoto, it only shows the original. This is frustrating and I am not sure why!
iPhone 5s, iOS 8.1, With Mac Book Pro 15" Retina
Because that is the way it works - you can email the edited photos to yourself - next year when Photos is released and iCloud Photo Library is released this should no longer be an issue
LN
The Mac software is not yet quite ready for dealing with iOS( devices. You've been caught in the transit.
When you download photos from a mobile device with iOS 8 by connecting the device to USB, only the original photos will transfer, and none of the edits or filters. That is independent of the iPhoto version you are using. See this knowledge base article: iPhoto and Aperture don't have edits to photos you import from iOS 8 devices
Apple recommends to mail the photos instead of downloading, as Larry's suggestion above:
iPhoto and Aperture don't have edits to photos you import from iOS 8 devices
This is expected behavior. Only unedited originals will import to your Mac. As an alternative, you can share images you've edited from Photos via email. Once you tap Send to send the email, you'll be asked what size you'd like to send the photos as. Be sure to choose Actual Size in order to retain the full size image.
Note that photos you share will have all iOS 8 image adjustments applied.
You could also share the photos using shared Photo Streams.
The problem is, that iOS 8 has been developed for iCloud Photo Library, but that is still only Beta (see: iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ), and on the Mac only accessible from the iCloud web interface (and the Photos.app on that interface is not working right now 😐). The Photos.app (early next year) will make it possible to download photos with edits applied.
Iphone edits (no external app) on photos do not transfer to iPhoto
