One of my resolutions for 2017 was to spend less money on gear. Another was to take more photos of my family. Another I'm happy that thus far, I have been true to both. I decided to consolidate my family photos in Photos for macOS. It fits well into the ecosystem of my family - everyone has Apple devices. That decision was solidified by Derrick Story's Apple Photos Book For Photographers (see my review here).
However, it's not Apple Photos I want to talk about in this post. It's Picktorial. Picktorial is a RAW photo editor that works both as a standalone editor and an extension to Apple Photos. As a standalone product, it is philosophically similar to other Apple editors. You import photos, organize them in albums as you like, and make non-destructive edits. Or, you can use a program like Apple Photos as your organizer and make advanced edits with Picktorial as an extension. That's how I use it.
Picktorial works incredibly well from within Apple Photos. Seamless, really. Here are some examples of Picktorial running within Photos.
Picktorial as a Photos Extension
Color controls in Picktorial
Selective adjustment in Pictorial
The photo here I grabbed at the tail end of a morning shoot with a group in San Diego. My Sony was tucked away in the bag and then the light changed. Great scene! My iPhone was in my hand - so I took a photo. I took advantage of Picktorial's targeted color controls and selective tone adjustments to enrich it.
All of the edits done in Picktorial are completely non-destructive. The "Revert To Original" button in Photos works just as you'd expect. Picktorial adjustments and re-editable, too. Need to make a change? Select the photo and send it back to Picktorial. All the sliders and gradients are recalled and can be changed.
My iPhone is always with me. There are photos - family or otherwise - that I only capture with my mobile device. The pairing of Photos with Picktorial is a great solution for me. I love the organization and enhanced experiences Photos gives me with my images. Picktorial more than fills the editing gaps.
Picktorial 3.0 is available now at a discounted rate of $39.99 USD. If you're in the market for a solid editor to augment Apple Photos, grab the demo and try it out. I think you'll be impressed.
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