I'm quite confident that like me, you probably use the Loupe tool or Z (Zoom to 100 percent) key, to check in on small details as well as check critical sharpness of your photographs. Here's a little tip that comes...

One of my goals when I photograph is to go beyond the obvious and I'm sure that's true for most of you as well. I'm always seeking ways to do something just a little different. I'll twist into all sorts...

A couple of people have written me asking for more information about the interaction between Aperture and the "iApps." So, I thought I would try and explain how it all works. With Aperture 1.5 and above, you now have the...

I haven't upgraded my slow but reliable running PowerBook G4 (yet!), but because I can run Aperture on it, I have a very useful marketing tool for my wedding and event shoots. As we all know, digital photography provides...

Today I want to follow Derrick’s lead and share a few tips about emailing from Aperture. I was working with a photographer recently who had been struggling to figure out how to take control of emailing photos from Aperture using...

In my last TDS podcast, I discussed some of my favorite plug-ins for Aperture. One of them, Aperture2Gmail, enables me to send images directly from my Aperture library using my Gmail account. It's so convenient. I never leave the Aperture...

When making adjustments in Aperture, like most image-editing software, there is usually more than one way to arrive at the desired result. To make sure your images are within the tolerances of the final print, it's good to check yours...

Since this is my first blog entry for Inside Aperture, I thought I'd use a couple of paragraphs to introduce myself to readers of this site, and to also share a little about how I'm using Aperture's Smart Album feature....

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...

Back in March a photographer by the name of Chase Jarvis posted a how-to video on YouTube.com, where he showed off his customized laptop case for location assignments. In the video, Chase and his assistant explain an easy way to...

You can create slideshows from Aperture using iMovie, Keynote, even iPhoto. So why use Final Cut Pro? Well for me it’s about control. Final Cut allows you to control your slideshow at a much more granular level than anything else...

From Aperture Plugged In: If you have been patiently waiting for a way to share your Aperture library over a network with multiple users, you'll want to check out PHPture. PHPture, created by a software developer from The Netherlands has...

Using the levels control in Aperture, you can play with different color channels to make color adjustments; but I find the Color Tool a much more natural and therefore easier way to fix color, particularly with all important skin tones....

Today I'm going to take a step back and share some thoughts about the process of our art rather than specific techniques. Photography attracts a lot of people who love gear (including me). Impassioned discussions of which is better, and...

One of the more powerful features that came with Aperture 1.5 was the ability to store master image files outside of the Aperture library. By using Referenced Masters we are now able to store our Masters anywhere we would like....

Two weeks ago my MacBook Pro began to have video display problems. After diminishing returns using the "jiggling fix" (like an old rabbit ears antenna for the TV), I resigned to repair and took my MBP to the nearest Apple...

First, a quick “thank you” to everyone who offered suggestions and encouragement to my post last week, Buying a Digital SLR. I was very pleased with the amount of information everyone provided and it really helped me focus my search...

The more I play and use Aperture, the more I love what it does for me. I keep coming up with new and improved ways to use it. This spring and summer, I will be leading a few workshops and...

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...

A little less than a month ago I was directed to a new product, which I think might be of use to a number of Aperture users. Billed as "The Worlds First Storage Robot" Drobo offers "Fully automated storage you...

From Aperture Plugged In: Software development company Übermind has just announced a new Aperture plugin that allows the export of images to a FileMaker database. ApertureToFilemaker 1.0 boasts the following features. Support for multiple FileMaker databases Automatically creates schema and...

Aperture's Rotate tools, the ones that sit in the Toolbar at the top of the Aperture window, provide a simple facility for rotating images right or left. Select either the clockwise or counter-clockwise rotate tool and then click on any...

So I have a confession to make: I’ve never owned a digital SLR. I’ve been teaching Aperture for more than a year and a half now, talking with photographers, answering questions, and troubleshooting software and workflow issues. I’ve fashioned myself...

One of the most powerful innovations that Apple introduced with Aperture was the stack. While it's very easy to think of a stack as a folder - and stacks can function very well as a container for related images -...

A flash bracket is one of those accessories, I have always known about, but never really needed. Frankly, most of my shooting is horizontal, and the biggest advantage of using one of these things, is when you're shooting verticals with...

If you're new to Aperture consider attending a two day workshop at the Santa Fe Workshops June 1 and 2, or Aug 31 and Sept 1. I'll be teaching two Aperture workshops in this beautifully equipped facility in Santa Fe,...

When Aperture v1.5 was released I eagerly embraced a workflow using Referenced files. After all, I enjoy the freedom to periodically open images in other programs without exporting them, and being able to store images offline was a necessity given...

While traveling to Washington DC last week I ran into a photographer friend of mine whom I hadn't seen in quite a while. After catching up we started talking about some of the writing I had been doing for Inside...