Videos And Articles
Aperture / Detect Edges and the Shift Key
My article on Aperture brush edge detection and a sweet trick with the Shift key is now live on ApertureExpert.
Aperture / ApertureExporter in Beta 3
ApertureExporter is an automated tool to convert your Aperture library to Lightroom and is its Beta 3 release. It looks interesting. I'm not migrating away from Aperture yet. I do think ApertureExporter will satisfy many folks making the move from Aperure to Lightroom.
Aperture v. Lightroom v. Photos
My rundown of the Aperture features I most care about, and how they stack up against Lightroom and Photos (what little we know of it right now).
KelbyOne's Aperture to Lightroom Broadcast
I appreciate very much that Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski spent time talking about options for migrating photos from Aperture/iPhoto to Lightroom. I think the options will work for those with basic workflows. It won't work directly for me. I also still don't advocate switching yet.
Aperture / Control Your Social Metadata
Do you share photos online? Of course you do. Setting metadata fields can add backstory to your social media shares.
Aperture / Keyboard Shortcuts
Are there things you do in Aperture all the time? Customize your keyboard shortcuts and have those things a keystroke away.
Apple WWDC, Photography, and Aperture
Apple's WWDC keynote certainly has a focus on photography for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. No mention of Aperture. Or iPhoto. What does that mean? A lot of questions remain unanswered.
Integrating Aperture and onOne
Aperture and onOne play nice together. There's a few tweaks in Aperture you can do to tighten up the integration even more.
Aperture / Finding Dust Spots
Dust spots are a fact of life in digital photography. Using Aperture, there's an easy way to find them and fix them.
Two Tips / Adjusting Time Zones in Aperture
On a recent trip, I didn't bother to adjust the date & time in my camera. I knew once I got the photos into Aperture, adjusting the time zone is a breeze.
Aperture / Boosting Sunlight
It is easy to boost orange tones to enhance the later afternoon sunlight using Aperture's Color Adjustment.