Apple’s New PhotoKit Has Huge Potential
Apple’s New PhotoKit Has Huge Potential. It’s now been at least a couple of weeks since Apple announced they would no longer be developing Aperture or even iPhoto. The disappointment was well documented across the web including my own dismay. However, since the announcement I’ve been doing more investigation of… Read More »
Robert Boyer via ApertureExpert Hits the Photos Nail Right on the Head
Robert Boyer via ApertureExpert hits the Photos nail right on the head. He explains his take on the death of Aperture and does it with aplomb. The dust is beginning to settle from last weeks announcement from Apple that they were discontinuing the development of my preferred photo workflow program,… Read More »
Apple’s New Photos May Be Much Better Than I First Thought
Apple’s new Photos may be much better than I first thought. Since killing Aperture and iPhoto last Friday, there has been a tremendous amount of discussion about what the future holds for serious photographers using Apple products. I must admit that I was right there with the naysayers about how… Read More »
Pics.io – An Online Photo Converting, Editing, Sharing, and Storage Service for RAW Files
Pics.io – An Online Photo Converting, Editing, Sharing, and Storage Service for RAW Files There are plenty of inexpensive, even free, photo editing and online sharing outlets available out there, but there aren’t too many that allow you to edit and share photos using your camera’s RAW files – most services/products out there… Read More »
Aperture Adds Support for Lumix GH4
Aperture Adds Support for Lumix GH4, Ok, I’m going out on a limb here to say that as far as I can tell, Aperture is now supporting RAW files from the Panasoinc Lumix GH4. I have heard nothing about Apple bringing out an update to Aperture to support the GH4… Read More »
Aperture 4 May Be Just Around the Corner?
Aperture 4 may be just around the corner and I want to give a big shout out to “Peter” who was kind enough to alert me. I think/hope he may have some good information. Peter left a comment on an older Blog post Aperture 4, Aperture X, Whatever It’s Called, It… Read More »
5 Tips for Printing Your Own Photos
5 tips for printing your own photos are some tips I decided to offer based on popular request from our traveling Explorers. Unfortunately, it’s not a simple answer so I thought I would pick out the five most important things to know and understand to get the best results. If you want… Read More »
Pixelmator 3.1 Marble – A Photoshop Replacement – Optimized for Mac Pro
Pixelmator 3.1 Marble, a Photoshop replacement, has just been updated so you can take full advantage of the power of the new Mac Pro. Serious design work can now be handled at 16 bits per channel. For all of you who are not fans of the new Adobe Creative Cloud… Read More »
Aperture and Lightroom Tip: Reconnecting Referenced Files
One of the tremendous benefits of using a professional grade photo Digital Asset Management (DAM) program is the ability to keep your original photos on external hard drives. Two of the most popular DAM programs are Apple’s Aperture and Adobe’s Lightroom. These two options allow you to keep from filling… Read More »
Aperture Tip: Edit Video Within Aperture
I’m often asked about my preferences for digital photography workflow software. There are numerous options out there but the one I currently use is Aperture. I also know Adobe’s Lightroom quite well but I switched from Microsoft PCs to the Apple’s Mac system in 2004, specifically due to Aperture. Unfortunately… Read More »