The editor is built in such a way that it’s supposed to be easy for a photographer to develop a workflow and most of the tools and adjustments are located at intuitive places. It didn’t take long before I got used to the interface and could easily navigate through the editor. Neat LayoutĪs mentioned earlier, the layout and functionality of Picktorial is top notch. In other words, you’ve got a lot of possibilities when working on selective adjustments. Within an adjustment tool such as the Brush you’re able to change: The Luminosity Masks, Color Masks and Blending Modes are compatible with the Radial, Gradient, Brush and Fill tools, which all have a broader choice of adjustments than they do in Adobe Lightroom. This opportunity is by far my favorite and is part of what makes this an incredibly powerful software. Not only are you able to use these precise masks, you’ve also got the option to change blending modes and adjust opacity for certain levels, making it possible to simulate effects such as the Orton Effect. Picktorial offers the possibility to selectively add adjustments by using Luminosity Masks or Color Masks. Previously, making accurate adjustments with Luminosity Masks has only been available in more advanced softwares such as Photoshop but that’s not the case anymore. One of my favorite features in Picktorial, which I’ve missed in other editors, is the good functionality of selectively adding adjustments. Going back and forth between different images is fast and easy due to the library and develop module being within the same window. The layout is clean, simple and well-organized.
Note that no sharpening is applied at this stageĭespite having some minor issues with the first Beta version, it didn’t take long until I had familiarized myself with the software and knew how to easily navigate through it. Being used to its interface, I was quite curious how easy it would be to transition and develop a workflow with Picktorial and how, if at all, it would perform differently. I’ve been an Adobe user for more than 10 years and have used Adobe Lightroom ever since I first started with photography. Both the Library and the editor tab are in the same window so you don’t need to switch between Modules (such as Library and Develop in Lightroom) when you want to move on to another image. Its layout is intuitive and organized, which makes it easy to work with. Similar to the more known Adobe Lightroom, Picktorial works as both a library and post-processing platform.
The editor is made exclusively for Mac and it has been viewed as a replacement for Apple’s own Aperture. Picktorial is a non-destructive RAW editor that makes it easy to intuitively organize and enhance photos.