Digital Camera RAW Update 4.09 for Aperture and iPhoto

As far as Camera RAW Updates go, this is a pretty small one — it adds only one new camera! It does also list a couple of bug fixes for previously supported cameras though.

If you were having trouble seeing Aperture 3.5 update, try again

The traffic on the @ApertureExpert twitter account was out of control yesterday with reports of people seeing Aperture 3.5, and not seeing it, or seeing it and not being able to update, or seeing it but being asked to pay for it… however as expected, things are calming down this morning.

Why is the SmugMug logo on the Aperture 3.5 update announcement post? Because Aperture 3.5 adds “New integration with SmugMug, with support for publishing and syncing galleries directly to a SmugMug account”. Oh yeah…

Read the fine print… “prerelease Aperture 3.5” (click to view larger)

…prerelease Aperture 3.5…

Downloading Mavericks!

Downloading OS X Mavericks now. Perhaps there will be a compatibility update for Aperture that will show up once Mavericks is installed? If anyone beats me to the install, let us know if anything for Aperture shows up after that.

OK here’s the quote. Scrub through to about 35 minutes in to watch it.

“Photography… the new version of Aperture designed to take advantage of the throughput of this incredible Mac Pro” — Phil Schiller, October 22, 2013 Apple Special Event

Check out David’s simple tip for enhancing skies

This tip was posted by David Edge ages ago, and I’m finally releasing it here. It’s a great and simple two-step process for “cheeering up” skies, as he puts it :)

I added some sample photos for reference, too. Check out the tip here.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?