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Steve Simon

Biography

Steve Simon is passionate about documenting life through photography, and has been published in Mother Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Life, Colors, German Geo, Le Monde, Walrus and Harpers.

He has four previously published books, Heroines & Heroes: Hope, HIV and Africa (ISBN-88-8158-610-X), The Republicans (ISBN-88-8158-561-8), on the Republican Convention in New York City published by Charta. Healing Waters (ISBN 0-88864-277-6) documenting the healing powers of a small lake in Alberta; and Empty Sky-The Pilgrimage to Ground Zero (ISBN 2-7604-0914-7), an excerpt of which was included in Time-Life’s book The American Spirit, forward by George W. Bush.

You can see more of Steve's work at www.stevesimonphoto.com

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New Raw Support For The Lucky

March 03 2009

By lucky, I mean those fortunate souls who are using Nikon's new flagship SLR the D3X. The mega-megapixel camera is now supported by Aperture. But you may need to upgrade to some of the new Mac's out today which promise.... read more

Aperture Resource Finds

February 05 2009

It's always a good idea to refresh your knowledge of Aperture, and with every new resource there may be little nuggets of information that you weren't aware of to help with your workflow. I recently came across a series of.... read more

Highlight Recovery

January 22 2009

When it comes to highlight recovery, Aperture is a very powerful tool. When I first started shooting digital, I was under the impression that digital exposure was like exposing slide film of old, better be accurate and err on the.... read more

Photo-Kryptonite

January 01 2009

What is your photographic weakness? At a workshop a few weeks ago, we closed the door and went around the table asking that very question and got a lot of similar answers. “I don’t shoot enough”. “I don’t use flash.... read more

Plans for 2009...

December 25 2008

Here are my top ten resolutions for 2009... 1. Organize and consolidate my Aperture Libraries. My archive is a bit scattered. So with my recent purchase of big hard drives with lots of space, I plan on organizing and moving.... read more

Mac OS X 10.5.6

December 19 2008

Mac OS X 10.5.6 is the update of the operating system that became available a couple of days ago, with “graphics improvements for iChat, Cover Flow, APERTURE, and iTunes”. Though details were not specific, speculation is that improvements have been.... read more

The Double Clique

December 11 2008

Photo Copyright Steve Simon Wikipedia: A double-click is the act of pressing a computer mouse button (or track pad) twice quickly without moving the mouse. Double-clicking allows two different actions to be associated with the same mouse button. Often,.... read more

The Price of Mega-Megapixels

December 04 2008

With the introduction of the new D3X and its $8k price tag, a line is clearly being drawn in the sand. I’m amazed at some of the online comments out there, so such negativity, even anger, over the perceived high.... read more

Looking Back, Looking Forward

November 27 2008

It’s American Thanksgiving Day-- time to give thanks to all the creative geniuses that have given us our Aperture Software, and the amazing technology from auto-focus to digital sensors packed with megapixels that don’t need much light, which make it.... read more

Always By My Side

November 20 2008

It has been a mantra of mine, always carry a camera with you because you never know when a great photo will present itself. That being said, there have not been too many times when that mantra has yielded great.... read more

Time-Saver Tip

November 13 2008

Here’s a great power-user tip that could save you lots of time and speed up your work flow. Lift & Stamp and Batch changing of metadata are powerful ways to quickly make changes to large numbers of images in one.... read more

New Raw Update

November 05 2008

Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 2.3 "This update extends RAW file compatibility for Aperture 2 and iPhoto ’08 for the following cameras: Canon EOS 50D Nikon D90 Sony DSLR-A900 Nikon Coolpix P6000 It also addresses issues related to specific cameras and.... read more

Playing Favorites

October 30 2008

Ahh, to be organized. Everything in it’s place. The minimalist life. An uncluttered office makes for an uncluttered mind. Well, that’s not my life as much as I constantly try to make it so. There is however, an often overlooked.... read more

Aperture Update

October 21 2008

Apple has just released Aperture 2.1.2, a minor update recommended for all Aperture 2 users, which "improves the printing quality of books, cards and calendars ordered through the Aperture printing service". The books function in 2.1 is extremely powerful and.... read more

Object of Desire?

October 16 2008

Okay, I want one, and you probably do too. Yes the new MacBook Pro, with two graphics chips must be a dream for us Aperturites. I’ve been busy trying to find out how much better the new machines will work.... read more

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