Essential Apple User Magazine - UK (2020-08)

Marvellous Mac
Photography Apps
If you really want to master photo editing, try using your Mac. There’s a lot of impressive software out there, with
some apps for beginners and others for pro-level photo editors. Here we round up ten of the most popular and
capable Mac apps for photo editing and visual art.
Pixelmator Pro
Pixelmator Team,
£39.99, $39.99, 43,99 €
Web: http://www.pixelmator.com
Pixelmator Pro is perfect for photographers and for people who need to polish and edit
photo images for use in layouts. It offers a single-window interface that’s easy to use and
features such as: exporting images for use in websites, automatic colour adjustments and
full support for the MacBook Pro’s touch bar. Highly respected and definitely recommended.
Affinity Photo
Developer: Serif Labs
Price: £48.99, $49.99, 54,99 €
Web: https://affinity.serif.com
Another credible Photoshop alternative, the award-winning Affinity Photo has some great
pro-level features. Its implementation of layers is excellent and there’s something on your
tools palette for every occasion. It offers tools for enhancing, editing and retouching your
images in an intuitive interface with all the power and performance you need.
Photoshop Elements
Developer: Adobe
Price: £86.56, $99.99, 98,77 €
Web: http://www.adobe.com
Elements, is a cheaper, easier version of the main Photoshop app. Although cut down, it
has a good range of features and should more than meet the needs of the home user. It’s
great for removing camera shake, replacing the background of your photo to transport your
subject into a whole new scene and giving your pictures a new look with some great filters.
Image Plus
Developer: Day 1 Solutions SRL
Price: £4.99, $4.99, 5,49 €
Web: https://64bitapps.com
If the thought of using a pro-level photo editor fills you with dread, give Image Plus a try. You
can make adjustments to the contrast, colours and saturation of your pics, apply artistic
effects (e.g. turn it into an oil painting), add a blur effects to emphasise the central subject
and add watermarks for pictures you want to use on your website.
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