Aperture 4 Educators

Organize your photos with Stacks

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:47:16 -0400

After importing photographs into Aperture the photos can be placed into stacks to keep them organized. Often photos taken at about the same time are of the same of similar content. Using the stacking feature multiple images can be placed into a group or stack. The top image of the stack helps identify the subject of the photos within the stack. One stack or all stacks can be expanded and closed as needed to make sorting and editing of images easier.

Adjusting Exposure with Levels

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:16:35 -0400

A photograph’s exposure can be adjusted within Aperture using various methods. This tutorial will show how to use the levels controls to adjust highlights, shadows, and mid-tones. Also contrast, definition, saturation, and luminosity are discussed.

Importing Photos to a HD and adding Metadata

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:35:32 -0400

Importing photos from your digital camera, storying them outside of Aperture, and adding metadata will be covered in this tutorial. With Aperture photos can be stored in a library created by Aperture or the photos can be stored outside of Aperture on a hard drive. When stored outside of Aperture the images are referenced via a database created by Aperture. The program does generate previews of images and keeps them stored with the program so the images can be viewed even if the originals are not connected because they are stored on an external hard drive.

Importing Photos to Aperture’s Library

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:04:47 -0400

In this podcast we discuss how to import photos from your digital camera so they are stored within Aperture’s library. Using this method you can back your photos up with a vault, this will be discussed in a future podcast.

High Dynamic Range Photos - step 3

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

High Dynamic Range photos, HDRs, provide a method to capture visual details that a normal or Low Dynamic Range photograph can not. This is the third in a series of podcast on creating HDR images. In this episode we discuss tone mapping which includes adjusting image luminance in highlight and shadow areas in order to show details across the full tonal range of the image.

High Dynamic Range Photos - Step 2

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

High Dynamic Range photos, HDRs, provide a method to capture visual details that a normal or Low Dynamic Range photograph can not. This is the second in a series of podcast on creating HDR images. In this episode we discuss how to blend the images using Photoshop CS3.

Adding GPS Metadata to photos

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Using Maperture, a plugin from Ubermind, you select one or more images within Aperture then launch Maperture. Locate and place a pin where the image was photographed. The metadata for the longitude and latitude will be added to the metadata for the selected image(s).

Vocabulary building with Photos

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

When information is dual encoded within our brains we have an easier time remembering and retrieving it. This video podcast provides a method to engage students with learning vocabulary using photography and programs like iPhoto and Aperture.