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Evidence Mounting Apple’s Photos Will be Revolutionary
Digital Workflow

Evidence Mounting Apple’s Photos Will be Revolutionary

Evidence Mounting Apple’s Photos Will be Revolutionary. Why? Because of the coming software technology known as Extensions. On July 3rd, I wrote about how I was feeling much more optimistic about Apple’s new program simply called Photos. A week or so earlier I was depressed over the fact Apple had announced… Read More »

Aperture Coming to the iPad?
Miscellaneous

Aperture Coming to the iPad?

One of my favorite Blogs for keeping track of all things Apple is called Patently Apple. They scour the world for all things related to patents applied for by Apple. Apparently in 2011 two inventors “secretly” (Patently Apple’s word not mine) filed a patent application in the U.S. that seems… Read More »

Keeping Aperture Running Like a Cheetah
Digital Workflow

Keeping Aperture Running Like a Cheetah

As I wait for the update to Apple’s newest MacPro line I’ve had some wrestling matches with my main Aperture library that contains all my digital files. Keep in mind that my library is over 750GB in size and holds nearly 400,000 Referenced images. So it’s larger than most, however,… Read More »

Aperture 4, Aperture X, Whatever It’s Called, It Will Be Superb!
Digital Workflow

Aperture 4, Aperture X, Whatever It’s Called, It Will Be Superb!

I’ve been reading so many disparaging remarks lately about photographers being disappointed in not seeing a major update to Apple’s Aperture software. Admittedly, I’ve been hoping to see the next version myself but I’ve also tempered my disappointment with the understanding that I would much rather wait and see Apple… Read More »

Pixelmator: Watermark Copyright Protection and Practically Free at $14.99
Digital Workflow

Pixelmator: Watermark Copyright Protection and Practically Free at $14.99

Creating watermarks for your photographs is something every photographer should be doing. It tells people you are proud of your hard work and at the same time offers a warning to those who wish to pirate your images and use them for their own purposes. All photographs are technically and… Read More »

Aperture Web Templates: Custom and Pre-Made
Digital Workflow

Aperture Web Templates: Custom and Pre-Made

Greetings everybody. What a glorious day as I type this post, headphones on and jamming out to Steely Dan. It’s a cool September afternoon and I’m happy to be back in Montana. I love traveling but it’s always great to get home. I was doing a little web surfing this… Read More »

Capturing an Image and Post-Processing
Digital Workflow

Capturing an Image and Post-Processing

The image below was first run as part of my final post for our Arctic Documentary Project in Svalbard/Spitsbergen, Norway. It’s kind of buried in the main blog so I though I would pull this out for easier reading. The key elements I used to create this image include the… Read More »