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May 08 2008
I’ve been shooting for a very long time, and my enthusiasm for photography has only increased since picking up a camera at the age of 12 and somehow convincing my parents I can use the second bathroom as a darkroom.... read moreApril 30 2008
The Aperture Adjustments sliders give you a wide range of control for fixing most images well within the range of the slider. It doesn’t happen very often, but there are times when you’ve moved the slider to the far left.... read moreTethering with Aperture, Fun and Easy
April 24 2008
I wanted to demonstrate some different flash effects in the class I teach, bounce, direct, off-camera, side light, scary light from below, etc., and I planned to photograph a student and import the images into Aperture to talk about the.... read moreApril 17 2008
Further to Ellen’s post, in the past I've used Keynote for all my presentations, but as you may have read from previous posts, I’m really digging Aperture as a presentation tool. I’m visiting a bunch of Photography Schools across the.... read moreApril 10 2008
Are we entering a new era in photography? I’ve been using a loaner Nikon D3 and its ability to render reality in low light/high ISO situations is, in my opinion, extraordinary. It is simply the best camera I have ever.... read moreApril 04 2008
I learned a lesson the hard way about setting up slideshow presets in Aperture. But thankfully there is a solution to pass along here. I was making a presentation as part of Aperture’s Education Tour, which makes its way to.... read moreMarch 27 2008
Recently back from Africa and the one new control that I’m really liking to finesse my images is the Vibrancy slider, in the Enhance Set of adjustments. We used to have just Saturation which meant punching up or taking away.... read moreMarch 20 2008
I know photographers who delete in the field, trimming down the images on their card by reviewing what they shot on the back of the camera and getting rid of what they don’t like. I probably have the opposite philosophy... read moreSpeed and Web Galleries For Teaching
March 06 2008
Okay, it really works. I needed to quickly go through 11,232 RAW images to pick out some personal photos I promised to print for people before my Friday trip to Kigali. In Aperture 2.0 using Quick View, I was able... read moreMarch 04 2008
Through Software Update or on the Aperture Downloads page, you will find an update to Aperture 2.0 that Apple recommends for all Aperture users. “Aperture 2.0.1 addresses issues related to the performance and overall stability of Aperture 2. The update... read moreFebruary 28 2008
One of the great new features that make the whole post-process and organizing in Aperture 2.0 so much better is the "All Projects" view. I am in a perpetual state of organization. Like many of us, I want to be... read moreFebruary 21 2008
The current thinking of exposing to the right of the histogram means if you overexpose just a little, you’ll be able to recover highlights, and have more detail and less noise in the shadow areas. There are so many reasons... read moreFebruary 14 2008
It has been a long time coming and I am thrilled that I can now bring my D300 files into their Aperture Home, and a newly renovated home it is. With all the new stuff in Aperture 2.0, I figure... read moreFebruary 12 2008
Okay, not sure if this is just me, my system or my little dark Charlie Brown cloud that is following me around, but when I ask Apple to send me a serial number to open my freshly downloaded Aperture 2.0... read moreFebruary 07 2008
For the longest time, I've wanted to figure out the best way to add keywords to my extensive library. I know in theory how to do it, but I have never actually made a concentrated effort to use this very... read more
