Digital Trends:

More than ever, the iPad is poised to take over tasks photographers normally reserved for a laptop or desktop computer. So is it ready to be your sole editing machine? I left my MacBook at home and packed only the iPad Pro on a 4-day international photography trip to find out.

But the real reason photographers are now considering the iPad for full-time photo editing is Photoshop, which only recently made the jump to the tablet. While the eventual goal is to have the same toolset as on desktop, Photoshop for iPad has a long way to go before becoming the powerhouse editor that the desktop program is.

Could the iPad replace a laptop for photo editing?

As always, it depends on your needs. Personally, I could certainly do 50% of my editing on an iPad Pro in the field but I’d still have/want to come back to a 27″ iMac to finish. YMMV