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Cheering up Skies in Aperture 3

October 21, 2013 - 9:00pm

I’ve always used the burn in brush to darken skies but the results are grey and muddy. Brushing in contrast too perks up the white clouds and brings a surprising amount of blue to the skies — with both at default settings.

Want to Beta Test the New ApertureExpert.com?

By PhotoJoseph

October 19, 2013 - 4:00am

It’s almost time!

It’s taken longer than hoped but we’re nearly there. The new ApertureExpert.com is just about ready to take a beating to check for bugs, cracks and broken bones. I’d like about 100 of you to have your way with it when it’s ready, which should be in a week or two.

Beginner Tip Series: Importing Pictures

By PhotoJoseph

October 17, 2013 - 4:00am

From the “New to Aperture” series…

There are many options available when importing photos in Aperture. Be sure to check them out and use the ones that make sense to your workflow, as that can save lots of time in the long run.

Beginner Tip Series: The Loupe

By PhotoJoseph

October 15, 2013 - 4:01am

From the “New to Aperture” series…

The loupe is a great way to spot-check sharpness in a photo

The loupe is a great tool for quickly checking focus on specific spots of your photo, without having to zoom the entire image then pan around it to find the area you’re looking for.

Beginner Tip Series: Rating Photos

By PhotoJoseph

October 12, 2013 - 4:00am

From the “New to Aperture” series…

Rating your photos is a great way to ensure that when it counts, you’re only looking at your best photos. This tip shows how easy it is to rate, then find, your favorite shots.

Beginner Tip Series: Navigating the Viewer

By PhotoJoseph

October 10, 2013 - 4:00am

From the “New to Aperture” series…

The viewer provides a multitude of, well, views for your photos, and knowing how to quickly navigate between them can save tons of time when editing your photos.

Beginner

Beginner Tip Series: Organizing Your Aperture Library—Your Way

By PhotoJoseph

October 8, 2013 - 4:00am

Your Aperture library is a very personal thing. No two are alike, and there’s no right way to organize it (although there are some wrong ways!). Here we look at some of the basic options, and ask the big question—how do you organize your Aperture library?

Happy Birthday to Me…

By PhotoJoseph

October 5, 2013 - 4:00am

A glimpse into the world of rural Slovenia… for more see @PhotoJoseph on Instagram

Goodness. 40 years old today. The first 40 have been pretty damn interesting… I wonder what the next 40 will entail.

Click through and lets celebrate…

Beginner Tip Series: Remapping Keyboard Shortcuts

By PhotoJoseph

October 3, 2013 - 4:00am

From the “New to Aperture” series…

The ability to customize keyboard shortcuts is a great feature in Aperture. Here we’ll look at the basics of how to do that, and peek under the hood at the power of the Command Editor.

Beginner Tip Series: Tooltips

By PhotoJoseph

October 1, 2013 - 4:01am

From the “New to Aperture” series…

Learning keyboard shortcuts helps make you more proficient in most applications, and as you’ll see in this tip, enabling tooltips in Aperture will often reveal more information about a tool — including the keyboard shortcut.

Advanced

LightZone for Aperture 3 Users

By Tim Kennedy

September 28, 2013 - 4:00am

Guest writer Tim Kennedy returns to give us a look at LIghtZone — an application that’s been around longer than Aperture, and is no longer commercially available — but instead is free, through the open source LightZone Project. See why this powerful tool may be the next addition to your Aperture workflow.

Book Review by Chris Biele of “Mastering Apple Aperture” by Thomas Fitzgerald

By PhotoJoseph

September 26, 2013 - 4:00am

Chris Biele, a UK based wedding, portrait and commercial photographer, has written an informative review about the latest book on Aperture, “Mastering Apple Aperture” by Thomas Fitzgerald. Click through to read the review, and there are purchase links at the end. Enjoy!

User Tip: Scanning Photos Directly to Aperture 3

By PhotoJoseph

September 24, 2013 - 4:00am

Another user tip from Rudy, and this is a great one! If you didn’t know this, and you scan a lot of images, you’re definitely going to want to read “Scanning Photos Directly to Aperture 3” by Rudy Ephriam.

Intermediate

Scanning Photos Directly to Aperture 3

By Rudy Ephraim

September 23, 2013 - 9:00pm

Using the app Image Capture, included with OS X, you can scan photos directly into Aperture 3!

User Tip: Showing the Content of Two Projects or Albums Side by Side in Aperture 3

By PhotoJoseph

September 21, 2013 - 4:00am

This is an oldie but goodie… a great way to compare content in multiple projects or albums simultaneously!

Check out “Showing the Content of Two Projects or Albums Side by Side in Aperture 3” by Rudy Ephraim.

Intermediate

Showing the Content of Two Projects or Albums Side by Side in Aperture 3

By Rudy Ephraim

September 20, 2013 - 9:00pm

It is possible to show two browser or filmstrip windows side by side in the following way:

In the Library Inspector select the two albums or projects with the Option/Alt key pressed. One album plus one project is also possible.

Immediately both choices are visible as split browsers/filmstrips with tabs showing the album/project name and an x for closing. The dividing line can be dragged to left or right and the magnification of each part can be adjusted individually with the sliders at the bottom.

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