I don’t talk about messing about in post much. Probably because I despise it so much. Truth is that’s one of the things I really miss from the days when we all shot film. Ubiquitous, cheap, out-sourced post processing. Well that and I’ve spent far too much time in photoshop than I would wish in two lifetimes.
Eye-Fi, the company that makes the beloved Eye-Fi card that adds wireless capability to any camera that takes SD cards, has a new “Labs” program. Check out how to sign up and see what’s coming!
Tethered shooting is very common in a studio environment, when it’s desirable for the client to see the images as you go. I recently had a shoot go very well while tethering my Canon to Aperture 3, and am curious about other people’s experiences and desires with tethering.
SmugMug integration with Aperture came with the 3.5 release. This video goes through all the options, including many not-so-obvious things you need to know!
When you flag or lock photos in your camera during a shoot, take advantage of that when importing into Aperture and find those locked photos in your project more quickly.
The original technique, “the double vignette”, comes courtesy of Derrick Story, who wrote about it on his site thedigitalstory.com, and shared with me with encouragement to expand on it. Thanks for the killer tip, Derrick! Click through to read the original tip, and the ApertureExpert expansion as well.
New Perfect Eraser for Content-Aware Fill, Enhance and Browse Modules, Perfect Batch Processor, and Re-imagined Effects Module Evolve Popular Plug-In Into a Complete Photo Editing Solution for Every Workflow
The first of the big Black Friday (through Cyber Monday) sales is announced. MacPhun is promoting a good discount on their flagship apps Snapheal Pro and Intensity Pro — but the real bargain is if you buy both together.
When using the Google Nik Collection plug-ins in Aperture 3.5 or 3.5.1 on Mavericks, you may experienced the “grey screen of death”, where your image no longer appears in the viewer. If that’s happening to you, try this workaround.