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Accessing Your Image Files Outside of Aperture
Over the next few posts, I'm going to talk about some topics that might appear simple but can be a little bit confusing. Today's post will be about how to get to your image files, both converted and RAW, outside... read more
December 05 2007
You probably saw that Apple released a new version of Mac OS X, Leopard, about a month ago. Yet one announcement that didn't get too much attention was about a public beta of a new, Leopard-only image editing tool called... read moreA Small Issue With Disabling Previews
November 21 2007
A while ago, I posted a blog about previews, discussing when they're useful and how to turn them off. A friend of mine, Ralph Hill, recently told me about a potential problem when you disable previews, and it's worth sharing... read moreNovember 07 2007
In case you haven't noticed, part one of my article on backing up with Aperture is now posted on Inside Aperture. Part two will cover online solutions, but I received an email yesterday about a solution I didn't cover in... read moreOctober 24 2007
The other day, I found myself wishing for a note pad in Aperture so that I could write comments and notes about some of my images. I wanted to be able to write random things, like directions to a certain... read moreAdjusting your RAW files in Black & White
October 03 2007
This past weekend, I was presenting at the annual BetterPhoto Conference and had the fortune of sitting in on a session by Lewis Kemper. Now Lewis is a very smart photographer and Photoshop whiz, but unfortunately he uses Lightroom instead... read moreGet Your Head Around Aperture 1.5 Reviewed
September 19 2007
Chances are, if you've ever searched for help on Aperture, you've found Steve Weller's, aka Bagelturf, website. Here, for some time now, Steve has posted a wide range of well-written Aperture articles dealing with everything from high-level topics, such as... read moreSeptember 12 2007
Aperture is a big program. It might not be as big as Photoshop or Final Cut Pro, but it still does a lot! In fact, there's so much in there that it's rare to find someone who uses every single... read moreTwo Keyword Management Questions
August 29 2007
Last week, a coworker of mine asked two great keyword questions, which have inspired this week's blog post. The first is that he's ended up with a number of identical-yet-different keywords, such as "bob," "Bob," "BOb," etc.. He was wondering... read moreAugust 15 2007
There's been a bit of talk on here lately about hard drives, and once in a while someone will mention the word "backup." I think that backups are incredibly important, yet very few people have a good backup solution. As... read moreDo You Manipulate Your Photos?
August 01 2007
This past weekend, I was shooting the Big Air Windjam kiteboarding competition in San Francisco. To help try and drum up some support, I stayed up late Saturday eve putting together a small promotional gallery that I posted to some... read moreDo Aperture Users Need Photoshop?
July 18 2007
One of Aperture's features is its ability to integrate with external editors, like Photoshop. But given the image adjustments that we can make within Aperture, one has to wonder why we really even need Photoshop. After all, between buying expensive... read moreJuly 04 2007
To all of our American readers, happy 4th of July! When we think about the 4th of July, the first thing that comes to mind is that we get the day off. The second thing is fireworks! Fireworks are a... read moreJune 20 2007
I like to edit quickly. Heck, a few weeks ago, I posted tips for editing quickly. It even used to bug me that in Aperture, it always took an extra step to move a rejected image from my library to... read moreJune 06 2007
Something very exciting happened Tuesday morning for Aperture users looking to buy a new laptop--Apple introduced new MacBook Pros (MBPs). As you'd probably expect, the new machines are faster (they're available with up to a 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2... read moreMay 23 2007
Often when I go out shooting, I end up shooting a ton of images in a short period of time. Lately I've been doing a lot of kiteboarding photography, and it's common for me to end up shooting 1,000 or... read moreMay 09 2007
Aperture 1.5 added a new preview feature, and since I've received a few questions about it lately, this week's blog will be devoted to discussing how Aperture uses previews. If you're like me, you've noticed that periodically, especially right after... read moreApril 25 2007
This week, I wanted to take a few minutes to decipher some of the alphabet soup that we lovingly call metadata. Metadata refers to extra bits of information about an image ranging from what shutter speed you took the image... read moreMarch 27 2007
Hello everyone! Allow me to introduce myself, Josh Anon, and my mother, Ellen Anon. We're the newest members of the Inside Aperture blog, and we're excited to be posting here. In case you're not familiar with either of us, we... read moreMarch 27 2007
Hello everyone! Allow me to introduce myself, Josh Anon, and my mother, Ellen Anon. We're the newest members of the Inside Aperture blog, and we're excited to be posting here. In case you're not familiar with either of us, we... read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
