Marvellous Mac Photography Apps
Essential Apple User Magazine|August 2020
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.
Marvellous Mac Photography Apps

Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Team,

£39.99, $39.99, 43,99 €

Web: 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: 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.

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