I'm always confused by people who claim to be professional shooters and use a consumer level app. That makes no sense.
I think the big hope was that we'd get something somewhere in the middle. An iPhoto Pro. All the elegance & simplicity with powerful options there if you needed them.
Sure, that's a big hope, and as well, if it offered free popcorn, that would be a hope too. However there was nothing in what Apple said that suggested this would be the case. There was quite a bit of internet chatter, mind you, but nothing in what Apple said. That said, now that extensions are avail be in Photos, it's even more powerful than before and arguably, the space between the two apps is now reachable. But, like iPhoto, it remains a consumer app. It is not geared for professional use. A bit like Pages. Great if you're doing a letter or CV, not so much if you're doing an Engineering PhD. Same with Numbers etc etc etc
I just find it bizarre that most other app developers are trying to find ways to make more amazing, more fully functioning apps for mobile devices, trying to take the desktop experience to mobile.
Yet Apple seems to be going exactly the opposite way. Trying to take the mobile experience to the desktop
It's quite obvious that you've not seriously looked at Photos.
And really those that are virtually flaming posters with 'move on or move out' type comments... Really? I mean... really?!?
Yes really.
Recognise that not everyone does things your way & that some people actually rely on functionality to do real work things.
Remember that the experience of one is not the experience of all.
When I say you should use another app, this is not about you. It's about the application. The point is really, really simple. If the app does not have the functionality you require then use a different one. If your car does not have enough seats for your family, what do you do? Moan and hope it grows more seats? Or get a new car?
Apple as a platform has always been a magnet for those wanting to do things differently. Now it's succumbed to tragically linear thinking so totally opposed to where it came from. And no. This isn't growth & evolution. It's going backwards
Yes, Apple has run many clever and successful marketing campaigns. However, over the years I've noticed a couple of things. One is that within the terms of that campaign doing it differently mostly meant not using Windows and two, again, even a cursory glance at Photos will tell you it is significantly more powerful than iPhoto in a number of areas. That is growth and evolution.
They said they have had a lot of negative feedback and told me that if they get enough feedback in support of iPhoto they may well consider resurrecting it.
Are you a gambling guy?