When correcting colors, the Lab color space is an important idea. Nearly all color-related tools make use of it in some or the other way. Learn how “Lab” relates to “Temperature” and “Tint”, and to other tools in Aperture 3.

Here is how you can deal with “cyan blush” common on many digital photos (especially visible in those with large swaths of white, such as snow shots), without round tripping into Photoshop.

Aperture’s control sliders have remained mostly unchanged since the release of Aperture 3 (although the upcoming Photos app is likely to offer a significant modernization). One way to make more sophisticated adjustments to an image’s color and contrast is through the use of plugins. In this article, I will provide an introduction to Color Efex Pro 4, one of my favorites.

The speculation about Photos and what it really will be holds on. Apple is as tight-lipped as we know it about their new holistic photo managment solution. However, there are actually some insights within the developer documentation for iOS8.

The “Detect Edges” feature of Aperture’s brushes is very powerful. It works by continually taking tonal samples as you brush and differences in tonality imply an edge. Did you know you can have Aperture lock the tonal sample? Click through and find out how.

Aperture’s book-making tool is easy to use and allows you to create custom page layouts without using additional software. These books can be made for a number of uses, both personal and professional. By customizing the font and styling in your book you can give it that extra bit of polish that can push it over the edge and make your clients take a little more notice. Unfortunately the Fonts window is buried in the menu and therefore often overlooked while you design your book layout.