

I found DxO Optics Pro and gave it a brief trial, and while I really liked DxO ViewPoint product for perspective correction, their software lacked the polish I had come to expect from Aperture, and I got the sense that not much development effort was being put into keeping their products up to date. I just couldn’t get comfortable using it. Lightroom continues to be the most popular choice of photographers the world over, but for some reason the UI turns me off. So I reluctantly began searching for alternatives. I looked around for alternatives, but while Aperture no doubt lacked in capabilities, I felt nothing out there compared in terms of workflow, design, and ease of use.īut at the same time, my Aperture workflow had long suffered from a few pain points like the lack of perspective correction and inconsistent results with the spot removal tool.

When Apple announced they would be discontinuing development of Aperture, I was pretty sad.
