Focus on Apple Aperture / Corey Hilz
- Author:
- Hilz, Corey
- Published:
- Waltham, Mass. : Focal Press, [2011]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2011
- Physical Description:
- xi, 221 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 21 cm.
- Series:
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Importing -- Choosing files to import -- Import settings -- File info -- Aperture library -- Managed files versus referenced files -- Rename files -- Time zone -- Metadata presets -- Adjustment presets -- File types -- RAW+JPEG pairs -- Actions -- Backup location -- Begin import -- Conclusion -- ch. 2 Layout and Viewing Images -- Toolbar -- Inspector -- Library panel -- Metadata panel -- Adjustments panel -- Photo viewing modes -- Zooming in -- Sorting photos -- Stacks -- Auto-stack -- Selecting multiple photos in browser view -- Full screen -- Displaying metadata with your photos -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 Organization and Backup -- Projects -- Folders -- Albums -- Albums and stacks -- Smart albums -- Creating a smart album -- Combining projects, albums, smart albums, and folders -- Backing up: Protecting your library and photos -- Vault icons -- Conclusion -- ch. 4 Standard Image Adjustments -- Adjustments panel layout -- Heads up display (HUD) -- File format -- Quick preview mode -- Deleting and rejecting -- Ratings and labels -- Checking focus -- Rotating your photos -- Straighten tool -- Cropping -- Red eye removal -- Retouch brush -- Color and tone adjustments -- White balance -- Exposure -- Recovery -- Black Point -- Brightness -- Contrast -- Definition -- Saturation -- Vibrancy -- Levels -- Highlights & Shadows -- Bringing back detail in white -- Color -- Conclusion -- ch. 5 Image Adjustments: Beyond the Basics -- Black & white -- Devignette -- Noise reduction -- Chromatic aberration -- Sharpening -- Versions -- Brushes -- Quick brushes -- Quick brush descriptions -- Using brushes with regular adjustments -- Adjustment presets -- Lift and stamp -- External editor -- Plug-ins -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Metadata and Keywords -- Metadata views -- Custom metadata fields -- Metadata presets -- File naming presets -- Keywords -- Metadata panel -- Keywords HUD -- Keyword controls -- Lift and stamp -- Metadata overlays -- Batch change -- Searching -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Output: Exporting, Email, and Social Media -- Exporting -- Export versions -- Image export presets -- Exporting masters -- Exporting metadata -- Exporting a project, folder, or album -- Emailing photos -- Facebook and Flickr -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Output: Slideshows, Web Pages, and Web Journals -- Basic slideshow -- Advanced slideshow -- Default settings -- Selected slides settings -- Web page -- Web journal -- Conclusion -- ch. 9 Output: Printing Photos and Books -- Printing -- Single image -- Contact Sheet -- Books -- Conclusion.
- Summary:
- This straightforward, inspiring guide is aimed at photographers whose goal is to use the software to bring out the best in their photographs. Professional photographer and educator Corey Hilz leads you through a highly effective, professional's workflow with Aperture, from importing your photos from your camera and making image adjustments, to labelling each photo with metadata and keywords for effective organization and searching, and finally outputting your images for print or social media.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780240815138 (pbk)
0240815130 (pbk)
9780240815145 (ebk)
0240815149 (ebk) - Note:
- "Focus on the fundamentals"--Cover.
Includes index.
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