Hi everyone, Does anyone has some feedback about the new MAC app called photos?

[Juan Pablo assmus]

I just get an e-mail from MAC informing me about the dead of Aperture and the new release of Photos. As far as I saw this new software looks very basic like iPhoto

In that context that would be a great update but for professional and people that love its photo studio I don't think this might help.

I want to know any reviews about that photos app.

Thanks for your time.

 

[Ysarex]

I just get an e-mail from MAC informing me about the dead of Aperture and the new release of Photos. As far as I saw this new software looks very basic like iPhoto

In that context that would be a great update but for professional and people that love its photo studio I don't think this might help.

I want to know any reviews about that photos app.

Thanks for your time.

It's driving design is to function as a monthly cash flow generator by selling storage space on iHack. It is not a replacement for Aperture (RIP) but it does integrate well with an iPhone.

 

[Richard Weisgrau]

Here is one review.

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Richard Weisgrau
www.drawnwithlight.com

 

[Corkcampbell]

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[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi Ysarex,

Thank you for your time and words. I am totally agree with you, this is more an iPhoto replacement so for professionals and enthusiastic photographers only 2 things to do. Use aperture in an old computer for more years and use that computer only for photot editing or Move to use an alternative new pro-photo software like CC photoshop lightroom, something that i do not found atractive for the same reason as ihack or many other alternatives lie on one perfect or the phase one software but is more expensive. The only problem in the future is for those who love to change gear very often probalby they will loos aperture for lack of updates for RAW files in the near future.

Also DNG is alwasy an alternative that I reject for loosing some METADATA info frmo my camera when i converted to DNG but is not the end of the world, in the worst case scenario I can live with that.

Does anyone has test that photos yet?

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi Richard,

It is cool you share taht link, I will check it immediatly.

Gracias.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi Corkcampbell

I knew that, thank you very much though. I just want to know other users opinion about that software or app i don't know the correct name, before I get in to the deal of partition my HD to try that OS version. Sometimes one user can discover things that others do not etc etc..

I try it with the yosemite beta last year but i finished uninstaling it or reformat that partition and not updating to that OS version, still using Mavericks that is littel better to me than Yosemite but i think the last cat was better but aperture update my library so I could not downgrade it :-(

but you are right, I will finally using that beta version to have my own impression but later.

 

[Corkcampbell]

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[Saint 112]

I've had Macs for 28 years now and I learned to stay away from Apple's softwares. They invented the word processor with the first Mac with MacWrite but it eventually lost ground to Word and was discontinued.

As an exception I use Keynote since more than a decade but I downgraded to v5 after I got v6 and I will never upgrade.

With their softs it's seems that every new release is a regression compared to the previous ones. This is a result of their for-the-dummies marketing strategies. According to Cupertino a Mac user is an idiot.

It's why I knew I would never use iPhotos when it was introduced and I'm happy I never used Aperture. I would feel stupid today.

Apple's applications are for free today but IMHO they are not worth much more. I'd rather pay for a product I know will improve and will not be discontinued some day.

Nick

 

[Sonyshine]

I'm using the Beta and getting on well with it - to my surprise - there are some threads on the MAC forum here too.

 

[March Of The Tripods]

I just get an e-mail from MAC informing me about the dead of Aperture and the new release of Photos. As far as I saw this new software looks very basic like iPhoto

In that context that would be a great update but for professional and people that love its photo studio I don't think this might help.

What I do know is that using "professional" to describe people who insist on shooting phones is a bit silly.

 

[lumigraphics]

The email was from Apple, not "MAC". And yes, they announced that iPhoto would be replaced by Photos and Aperture discontinued.

It looks like Photos is nowhere near Aperture, and has heavy emphasis on the Photo Stream and other iCloud features. But it may be a decent replacement for iPhoto.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi,

would be great if you can share any link to read about it.

Gracias.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Good poiunt Nick,

Lucky you that learned that for long time ago you had MAC, but for others like me, are kind of new users (less than 10 years) and felt in love of some software that was so powerfull than I can't imagine apple will stop improving it. I start with apertur 1.0 so after some time get the 2.0 version then the 3.0 you think was a good market, also for photographers was one of those unique tools that you can work with photoshop on the side.

Will see where all this aperture users will move. As some comments here really explain, photos is a ver basic tool specially working on social media instead of professional photography.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi Sonyshine,

Glad you are enjoying that app, maybe is worth to try.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi,

I did not understood your comment, Do you mean shooting with phones is professional? or if you do not use a phone to take photos you are a professional?

I think we are talking about a software but no a profession, I am really confused, but thank you for your time.

 

[March Of The Tripods]

Hi,

I did not understood your comment, Do you mean shooting with phones is professional? or if you do not use a phone to take photos you are a professional?

I think we are talking about a software but no a profession, I am really confused, but thank you for your time.

I mean that most people who are professionals are very serious about their work, because it's making them money. And, most people who are very serious about their work want the best tools they can afford. A phone is not the best tool they can afford, a professional DSLR is. This is why we see so many professionals using DSLRs.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi,

Yes the e-mail was form Apple. and thank you for your comment, i think the same with Photos, will be a replaced for iPhoto.

 

[Juan Pablo assmus]

Hi,

I did not understood your comment, Do you mean shooting with phones is professional? or if you do not use a phone to take photos you are a professional?

I think we are talking about a software but no a profession, I am really confused, but thank you for your time.

I mean that most people who are professionals are very serious about their work, because it's making them money. And, most people who are very serious about their work want the best tools they can afford. A phone is not the best tool they can afford, a professional DSLR is. This is why we see so many professionals using DSLRs.

 

[March Of The Tripods]

Hi,

I did not understood your comment, Do you mean shooting with phones is professional? or if you do not use a phone to take photos you are a professional?

I think we are talking about a software but no a profession, I am really confused, but thank you for your time.

I mean that most people who are professionals are very serious about their work, because it's making them money. And, most people who are very serious about their work want the best tools they can afford. A phone is not the best tool they can afford, a professional DSLR is. This is why we see so many professionals using DSLRs.

Hi again,

so what is the point here?

If you don't get it by now, then you should probably go ahead and keep using phones...