Rotating a CGImage

I got your problem.You have to translate back the context using CGContextTranslateCTM(context, -rotatedSize.width/2, -rotatedSize.height/2); as well as set origin of rect in drawing to rotatedViewBox.frame.origin.x,rotatedViewBox.frame.origin.y. use this code.

UIView *rotatedViewBox = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0,0,image.size.width, image.size.height)];
CGAffineTransform t = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(0.3);
rotatedViewBox.transform = t;
CGSize rotatedSize = rotatedViewBox.frame.size;



UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(rotatedSize);

CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, rotatedSize.width/2, rotatedSize.height/2);
CGContextRotateCTM (context, 0.3);
CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1, -1);
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, -rotatedSize.width/2, -rotatedSize.height/2);




CGContextDrawImage(context, CGRectMake(-rotatedViewBox.frame.origin.x, -rotatedViewBox.frame.origin.y, image.size.width, image.size.height), [image CGImage]);


UIImage *nn = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

NSLog(@"size is %f, %f",nn.size.width,nn.size.height);
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(nn, nil,nil,nil);

The Swift 3 version for the Cameron Lowell Palmer answer:

func createMatchingBackingDataWithImage(imageRef: CGImage?, orienation: UIImageOrientation) -> CGImage? {
    var orientedImage: CGImage?

    if let imageRef = imageRef {
        let originalWidth = imageRef.width
        let originalHeight = imageRef.height
        let bitsPerComponent = imageRef.bitsPerComponent
        let bytesPerRow = imageRef.bytesPerRow

        let colorSpace = imageRef.colorSpace
        let bitmapInfo = imageRef.bitmapInfo

        var degreesToRotate: Double
        var swapWidthHeight: Bool
        var mirrored: Bool
        switch orienation {
        case .up:
            degreesToRotate = 0.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .upMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = 0.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = true
            break
        case .right:
            degreesToRotate = 90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .rightMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = 90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = true
            break
        case .down:
            degreesToRotate = 180.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .downMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = 180.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = true
            break
        case .left:
            degreesToRotate = -90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .leftMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = -90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = true
            break
        }
        let radians = degreesToRotate * Double.pi / 180

        var width: Int
        var height: Int
        if swapWidthHeight {
            width = originalHeight
            height = originalWidth
        } else {
            width = originalWidth
            height = originalHeight
        }

        if let contextRef = CGContext(data: nil, width: width, height: height, bitsPerComponent: bitsPerComponent, bytesPerRow: bytesPerRow, space: colorSpace!, bitmapInfo: bitmapInfo.rawValue) {

            contextRef.translateBy(x: CGFloat(width) / 2.0, y: CGFloat(height) / 2.0)
            if mirrored {
                contextRef.scaleBy(x: -1.0, y: 1.0)
            }
            contextRef.rotate(by: CGFloat(radians))
            if swapWidthHeight {
                contextRef.translateBy(x: -CGFloat(height) / 2.0, y: -CGFloat(width) / 2.0)
            } else {
                contextRef.translateBy(x: -CGFloat(width) / 2.0, y: -CGFloat(height) / 2.0)
            }
            contextRef.draw(imageRef, in: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: originalWidth, height: originalHeight))

            orientedImage = contextRef.makeImage()
        }
    }

    return orientedImage
}

Usage:

let newCgImage = createMatchingBackingDataWithImage(imageRef: cgImageRef, orienation: .left)

-(UIImage*) rotate:(UIImage*) src andOrientation:(UIImageOrientation)orientation
{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(src.size);

    CGContextRef context=(UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext());

    if (orientation == UIImageOrientationRight) {
        CGContextRotateCTM (context, 90/180*M_PI) ;
    } else if (orientation == UIImageOrientationLeft) {
        CGContextRotateCTM (context, -90/180*M_PI);
    } else if (orientation == UIImageOrientationDown) {
        // NOTHING
    } else if (orientation == UIImageOrientationUp) {
        CGContextRotateCTM (context, 90/180*M_PI);
    }

    [src drawAtPoint:CGPointMake(0, 0)];
    UIImage *img=UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
    return img;

}

use this one .. it works perfect ! Just make sure you use this function when you are picking images from UIImagePicker:

example:

UIImage *image;
image = [self rotate:image andOrientation:image.imageOrientation];

Make sure to use this function in place where you pick photos from documents directory.

Rotate and Mirror UIImage CGImage Backing Data - Swift

I recently wanted to correct a UIImage backed by a CGImage to match the desired orientation rather than rely on APIs to respect the UIImageOrientation parameter.

func createMatchingBackingDataWithImage(imageRef: CGImage?, orienation: UIImageOrientation) -> CGImage?
{
    var orientedImage: CGImage?

    if let imageRef = imageRef {
        let originalWidth = imageRef.width
        let originalHeight = imageRef.height
        let bitsPerComponent = imageRef.bitsPerComponent
        let bytesPerRow = imageRef.bytesPerRow

        let bitmapInfo = imageRef.bitmapInfo

        guard let colorSpace = imageRef.colorSpace else {
            return nil
        }

        var degreesToRotate: Double
        var swapWidthHeight: Bool
        var mirrored: Bool
        switch orienation {
        case .up:
            degreesToRotate = 0.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .upMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = 0.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = true
            break
        case .right:
            degreesToRotate = 90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .rightMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = 90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = true
            break
        case .down:
            degreesToRotate = 180.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .downMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = 180.0
            swapWidthHeight = false
            mirrored = true
            break
        case .left:
            degreesToRotate = -90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = false
            break
        case .leftMirrored:
            degreesToRotate = -90.0
            swapWidthHeight = true
            mirrored = true
            break
        }
        let radians = degreesToRotate * Double.pi / 180.0

        var width: Int
        var height: Int
        if swapWidthHeight {
            width = originalHeight
            height = originalWidth
        } else {
            width = originalWidth
            height = originalHeight
        }

        let contextRef = CGContext(data: nil, width: width, height: height, bitsPerComponent: bitsPerComponent, bytesPerRow: bytesPerRow, space: colorSpace, bitmapInfo: bitmapInfo.rawValue)
        contextRef?.translateBy(x: CGFloat(width) / 2.0, y: CGFloat(height) / 2.0)
        if mirrored {
            contextRef?.scaleBy(x: -1.0, y: 1.0)
        }
        contextRef?.rotate(by: CGFloat(radians))
        if swapWidthHeight {
            contextRef?.translateBy(x: -CGFloat(height) / 2.0, y: -CGFloat(width) / 2.0)
        } else {
            contextRef?.translateBy(x: -CGFloat(width) / 2.0, y: -CGFloat(height) / 2.0)
        }
        contextRef?.draw(imageRef, in: CGRect(x: 0.0, y: 0.0, width: CGFloat(originalWidth), height: CGFloat(originalHeight)))
        orientedImage = contextRef?.makeImage()
    }

    return orientedImage
}