Just a few days ago, we celebrated the iPhone's 10 year anniversary. There's no denying the impact this device had on the technology industry, and the world as we know it. When the iPad was originally introduced, many critics argued that it was just a larger iPhone and that it would go down in history as such. However, with the ten year anniversary of the iPhone, the iPad finally becomes its own. The iPad Pro with iOS 11 seems to finally be the computer many of us were always looking for. I picked up a 10.5" model a few weeks ago, after a long hiatus from iPad ownership, mostly due small variation in screen size between the Plus sized phones and the 9.7" iPads.

When it comes to editing photos, I use my MacBook Pro 75% of the time, with the remaining time spent on my iPhone. I try to force myself to edit on my laptop when possible to ensure consistency with my post-production process. I have a few presents I've created and tuned over the years and even when using the same presents on my mobile phone, the result tends to be a bit different when compared to the result of editing on my computer. This is probably due to the difference in display color profiles, brightness, etc.

One of the reasons why the iPad Pro is such an exciting device is that with the new hardware combined with the extensibility and robustness of iOS 11, it finally feels like it can offer a richer and more fluid photo editing experience compared to a traditional computer. Having the gorgeous 10.5" ProMotion display only inches from your eyes, and being able to edit curves and retouch blemishes with the Apple Pencil is like editing in the future.

Now that it's been a few weeks since the device was launched, many of you may be wondering how close the dream is to reality. In short, it's really damn close. I still think the hardware far outshines the software, but that gap is mostly specific to third party software, as Apple's iOS 11 has made tremendous leaps forward this year. Below are some thoughts about the main workflows and apps that photographers will be interested in working with.