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Customizing Aperture's Web Templates
February 27 2007
Aperture gives photographers a chance to make quick, easy and attractive web sites full of photos. But for some photographers, the standard choices that ship with Aperture are not enough. You can build your own templates or customize the ones that ship with Aperture if you know HTML and/or CSS.… read moreAperture To PictureMate Personal Photo Lab
February 20 2007
For me, it’s all about the print. I have been saying that for 30 years. At the end of the day, when you make a print, you start a conversation. The print tells the story. And without a print, it’s hard to share the story. In addition to being one… read moreInstalling ICC Profiles In Aperture
February 06 2007
Last week, I wrote about color management. This prompted several e-mails from readers who need help using ICC profiles. Step one, is to acquire the profile. If you have your own colorimeter, then you can build your own profiles. If you use a standard inkjet printer from a major… read moreColor Managed Workflow From Aperture
January 30 2007
If you want the image that comes from your printer to match what you see on your screen, you’ll need to do some basic color management. To do that, you’ll need to calibrate your monitor. Without a good monitor calibration, there can simply be no color management. The monitor… read moreJanuary 23 2007
Sometimes less complicated is good. A reader sent me this quote and inspired this post. ECONOMY IN ART IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OF EFFORT AND EFFECT. –JOSEF ALBERS I recently purchased a Canon Powershot A710IS digicam. It only shoots in JPEG mode. As someone who’s spent the last several years shooting exclusively… read moreProjects - Aperture's Slide Sleeve
January 16 2007
Derrick Story and I just had a blast teaching a two-day class in Aperture at Macworld. We had about 60 students, and they all appeared to enjoy the class. But during the breaks, I kept getting one question over and over from the Aperture newbies in the room. “What’s a… read moreThe iPhone And Aperture - A Bright Future
January 09 2007
Imagine being able to call up your web portfolio or a gallery of images you've created in Aperture on your phone? Since Aperture now links its library to iPhoto, the ability to seamlessly integrate Aperture photos with iPhoto will give iPhone users the ability to show off their photos in… read moreJanuary 02 2007
Aperture makes it very easy to convert a color photograph into a black & white image. Open the Adjustments Inspector and choose the Monochrome Mixer (Control-M). Open the disclosure triangle. You can use the presets or make and mix your own adjustments. read moreDecember 26 2006
Based on the e-mail I receive, there are some common problems in Aperture that can be easily solved with some simple tips. Problem Number One: Having trouble keeping track of your photos? Some people have e-mailed stating that they lost track of certain pictures or that certain images ended up… read moreDecember 19 2006
What a difference a year makes. Aperture is just more than one year old. Its launch was a big media event built around Photo East in New York in October, 2005. The official release date was November 30, 2005. Initial reactions were mixed, but mostly negative. Ars Technica came out… read moreAperture On The New Core 2 Duo 17" MacBookPro
December 12 2006
I have been using Aperture on a first-generation 15″ MacBookPro and a new MacPro desktop. While there’s no doubt the desktop machine outperforms any Mac laptop, I recently realized just how much I prefer using a laptop as my core machine. So I ordered the new MacBookPro Core 2 Duo… read moreDecember 09 2006
There is a small ON light (actually it's an LED) and I appreciated getting that feedback. It let me know the mic was connected and powered via the USB port. I was really pleasantly surprised to find that this mic has a built-in headphone amp. This offers zero-latency, real-time monitoring, with… read moreA Basic Primer On Aperture Edge Sharpening
December 05 2006
With the latest version of Aperture, Apple has given us more sharpening options. The new adjustment called EDGE SHARPEN gives photographers significantly more control than was available using the standard SHARPEN adjustment. With Edge Sharpen, only the edges are impacted. This is important because there are times when sharpening an… read moreNovember 28 2006
I use Aperture almost daily. I have found that it satisfies 95% of my digital imaging needs. And I appreciate the fact that Apple has made tremendous strides with Aperture. In less than a year, Apple has ramped up to version 1.5.1. The company has continually worked to improve… read moreCreating Image Previews In Aperture
November 22 2006
One of the first things Aperture 1.5 users will have to decide is whether or not they want to use the new image previews. These are not required if you don’t plan to do offline library management, if you don’t want to make slide shows, if you don’t want… read more