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December 27 2008
I’ve worked with hundreds of talented photographers, video editors, and designers over the years, helping them solve technical problems or accomplish whatever creative task might be at hand. One trend that I see over and over is that there’s never.... read moreJune 09 2008
A friend in the advertising world sent me a link to this new Canon Rebel XSi commercial. It's a beautiful commercial, using still images instead of video to tell a story - and to sell a camera. I thought it.... read moreJanuary 28 2008
Today, a roundup of a few camera-related links that I've been excited about in the last few weeks: Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi Announced Last week Canon announced the successor to the Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel... read moreJanuary 22 2008
An update on two troubleshooting-themed posts from the last few weeks: First, a strange bug that popped up after the erase and install I performed last week. Everything went fairly smoothly, however there are always surprises when you do a... read moreJanuary 15 2008
I took the plunge and did something last weekend that I sort of love and sort of dread: I backed up my primary workstation, erased the hard drive, did a fresh install of Mac OS X, restored my user account,... read moreA Warning About Nonstandard Discs
January 08 2008
This post is only peripherally about Aperture, but it’s a technical tip that I thought I’d share based on a purchase I made last week: I was in a pinch a few days ago and I needed to pick up... read moreTroubleshooting an ICA Download Error
December 27 2007
I spent a good part of the day yesterday troubleshooting a stubborn Aperture issue for which I found very little online documentation. I thought I’d share my experience here with hopes that any other users with a similar issue might... read moreDecember 19 2007
I recently taught an Aperture workshop in Boston for my friends over at the Aperture Users Professional Network. It was a great event, and about 20 Aperture users — both experienced and new users — trudged through the snow to... read morePro Labs at the West 14th Street Apple Store
December 17 2007
On Friday, Apple unveiled the new West 14th Street store, its largest store in Manhattan. I had a chance to check out the store yesterday and though at this point we expect Apple stores to be impressive, this one really... read morePro Labs at the West 14th Street Apple Store
December 10 2007
On Friday, Apple unveiled the new West 14th Street store, its largest store in Manhattan. I had a chance to check out the store yesterday and though at this point we expect Apple stores to be impressive, this one really... read moreDecember 03 2007
I recently rediscovered a useful feature of Aperture that slipped my mind a long time ago: the Edit AutoFill List menu command. A few months ago, I imported a bunch of photos from a business trip to Chicago and in... read moreDecember 03 2007
I recently rediscovered a useful feature of Aperture that slipped my mind a long time ago: the Edit AutoFill List menu command. A few months ago, I imported a bunch of photos from a business trip to Chicago and in... read moreNovember 26 2007
Here’s a tip for all the Aperture users who have iPhones: when you find a snapshot of a friend or colleague in your photo library, take a quick second to add it to their contact card in Address Book. Then... read moreNovember 19 2007
One scenario where I still regularly make trips from Aperture to Photoshop is when I need to use Photoshop’s Healing Brush tool. Aperture’s Spot and Patch tool does a fine job of removing unwanted dust and imperfections from photographs, but... read moreiMovie 08 for Video Slideshows
November 12 2007
I’ve been really enjoying using my Aperture library to create video slideshows with iMovie 08. I wrote about using the previous version of iMovie for this back in July, but I’ve finally gotten around to spending more time with the... read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
