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Aperture 3 is the most powerful photographic tool that’s ever existed. Each of our Aperture 3 Tips, Tricks and Tutorials eBooks provide a ton of must-know techniques for using Aperture, packed with more than 100 techniques for mastering Aperture into each eBook. We now also offer the Aperture Master Collection eBook, a combination of all three ... read more
After launching last week on our Mac Create Resource Store, and the Amazon Kindle store, Aperture 3 Tips, Tricks and Tutorials Volume 3 has (finally) gone live on the Apple iBookstore. There isn’t currently a way to link directly to the books on the iBookstore, so if you’re interested in buying this book from your ... read more
Geoffrey Fowler at the The Wall Street Journal writes an article on Aperture 3 and Lightroom 3. I must say, it’s one of the most pathetic examples of these articles I’ve run across. The difference here is that a Wall Street Journal reporter wrote it. I get that articles like this are targeted at amateurs ... read more
There are several reasons why you’d want to do create a new version from a Master or duplicate a version. Duplicate Version: If you’ve put a lot of work into adjusting an image, but want to take it to another level, it’s a good idea to stop and duplicate the version and continue working on the ... read more
I just realized something. My preset window is as messy as my desk. While I’m not going to clean my desk, I decided I better tidy up my presets. There’s a few I need to delete and even more I need to move to appropriate folders. Here’s how:Go to Adjustment PaneClick on the Preset drop ... read more
Simone Vitale posted a pretty cool preset he calls "Solarize" to the Apple Aperture download page. Of course, he has many more for sale on his site. Most of them look pretty good. I only tested the free one though. I applied it to an outtake from a portrait I shot at a rodeo on ... read more
A reader named Joseph emailed us to ask about moving from Aperture 2-3 “without losing all of my images.” I think that’s a common worry, but the process couldn’t be easier. Here’s the question and our advice. Hi I’m currently running Aperture 2 on an old iMac G5. All my libraries as stored on external HDs. ... read more
NOTE: BE SURE AND READ THE COMMENTS BELOW THIS POST: Rob Boyer just posted a free HDR Preset. I’m going to go off the grid here a bit and I know I may just irritate and even offend a bunch of photographers, but I’m going to say it anyway. Most of the time, HDR makes my eyes ... read more
One of the most under-utilized features in Aperture 3 is the ability to run an Applescript any time an import takes place. My favorite use of this is to have Aperture send a text message when an import sessoin is complete. Using this I can walk away from my computer during a long import and ... read more
The Favorites view in Aperture is another great way to filter down your LIbrary inspector so that it’s less crowded and is more manageable.Tag Something as FavoriteThe first step is to tag something to Add to Favorites via the Contextual Menu. (Right-Click on the item to bring it up.)Filter by FavoritesFrom the Filter in ... read more
I’m glad Nathan Smith wrote a tutorial on stacking in Aperture 3 because I’ll never get to it. It’s not a feature I use. But that doesn’t mean it’s not a great feature. Stacking can really tidy things up in a project. ApertureExpert.com owner Joseph Linaschke also adds an additional explanation at the end as ... read more
Thanks to the integration of the Mac ecosystem it’s possible with Aperture to create a custom portfolio book that you can sync to your iPad and launch from Apple’s iBooks application. This can be an incredible way to showcase your photography flip book-style using a layout you can totally control with the precision of a ... read more
Derrick Story wrote a nice tutorial about how to get the most out of a slideshow export. His steps will yield the highest playback quality possible. I thought it was interesting that the first step is to have Aperture build high quality previews. Read the entire tutorial here.http://thedigitalstory.com/2010/08/higher_quality_video.htmlread more
Photographer Nathan Smith released a new preset he calls, "DustStorm". It gives a nice subtle brown desaturated brown tone. You can download it here.http://www.smithfineart.com/home/2010/8/17/aperture-3-preset-duststorm.htmlread more
Here’s what they say, "Apple Aperture 3 is a winner when it comes to organising your pictures in a smart and effective way. Thanks to face detection and GPS tagging, this software package makes it very easy to index, sort and retrieve your photographs by searching for the people or the places in the pictures. ... read more
The navigation buttons at the top of the Places view provide a hidden navigation system that makes moving around the globe very simple. Starting from the left is Home (the entire world), Countries (the countries where you have tagged locations), States/Provinces, Cities, and Places.Down to PlacesIn this Places view of my Library I’ve zoomed down ... read more
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