iPad For Digital Photographers

Derrick Story is a professional photographer, business owner, and teacher as well as a regular presenter and trainer. He writes a digital photography column for Macworld magazine, where he is a senior contributor. His online camera club, The Digital Story (www.thedigitalstory.com) is open to all photography enthusiasts and features a weekly podcast.

Credits v About the Author vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction xix The Tools of the Trade xx A Note on Conventions xxi Practicing What I Preach xxi Meet Me in the Lounge xxi Chapter 1: Adding Pictures to Your iPad 3 Taking Pictures with the iPad Camera 3 Steadying the Camera for Higher Quality 6 Software with a Bit More Control 8 Importing with the Camera Connection Kit or Lightning Camera Adapters 11 Basic Maneuvers in the Photos App 12 How the iPad Handles JPEG and RAW Files 14 Cameras with Built-in Wi-Fi 21 Sending Images from iPhone to iPad 22 Beaming Pictures via iPhoto 23 Choose the Approach That s Right for You 23 Chapter 2: Organizing Your Photos 27 Organizing Photos in the Photos App 27 Creating your own albums in the Photos app 32 Deleting albums and photos in the Photos app 34 Adding Faces collections to the Photos app 35 Organizing with iPhoto for iOS 37 Marking your photos in iPhoto 37 Using filters to organize your images in iPhoto 40 Using smart albums in iPhoto 41 iPhoto: More than a pretty interface 42 Photo Shack HD 42 Setting up a library in Photo Shack HD 44 Viewing images in Photo Shack HD 45 Sorting images in a Photo Shack HD album 47 iPad for Digital Photographers Applying personal metadata in Photo Shack HD 47 Adding star ratings in Photo Shack HD 47 Exporting images to your computer from Photo Shack HD 49 Sample Workflows for Organizing 50 Workflow 1: Organize on the iPad, edit on the computer 51 Workflow 2: Organize and edit on iPad 52 Putting It All Together 53 Chapter 3: Editing Your Photos 55 Accomplishing Basic Editing in the Photos App 56 The Rotate tool 57 The Enhance tool 57 The Crop tool 58 The Red-Eye tool 60 Editing in iPhoto for iOS 60 Step 1: Improve the composition 60 Step 2: Adjust the exposure 63 Step 3: Fine-tune the color 68 Step 4: Make local adjustments 74 Step 5: Apply effects 77 Editing in Photogene for iPad 78 Setting up Photogene 78 Editing an image 78 Editing in Snapseed 81 Chapter 4: Transferring from the iPad to a Computer 87 Transferring from an iPad to a Windows PC 88 Transferring from an iPad to a Mac 91 Importing with Image Capture 91 Importing with Preview 93 Transferring from an iPad via iTunes 95 Transferring from an iPad to Adobe Lightroom 98 Transferring from an iPad to iPhoto or Aperture on a Mac 99 Transferring from an iPad via PhotoSync 102 Transferring from an iPad via Photo Transfer 105 Cleaning Up Transferred Images 107 Chapter 5: Transferring from the iPad to the Cloud 111 What Is the Cloud? 111 Using Apple s iCloud 114 Backing Up via iCloud 116 Using Photo Stream 117 Taking Control of Your Photo Stream 120 Saving pictures from your Photo Stream to your iPad 120 Deleting images from your Photo Stream 122 Using Shared Photo Streams 124 Connecting Photo Stream to a Windows PC 127 Connecting Photo Stream to a Mac 129 Using Other Cloud Services 131 Using Dropbox 131 Using Google Drive 134 Creating your own cloud with Pogoplug 135 Chapter 6: Presenting Your Mobile Portfolio 139 Basic Portfolio Guidelines 140 Building a Basic Portfolio 141 Showing Your Portfolio on an HDTV 146 Using the Animated Picture Frame Presentation 149 Preparing Images for Portfolio Display 151 iPhoto s export settings 152 Aperture s export settings 152 Adobe Lightroom s export settings 154 Moving the Pictures from a Computer to an iPad via PhotoSync 155 Moving the Pictures from Computer to iPad via iTunes 155 Using Other Portfolio Apps 157 Minimal Folio 158 Portfolio Pro 158 iPhoto for iOS 159 Pulling It All Together 163 Chapter 7: Shooting, Editing, and Sharing Movies 165 What Do I Mean When I Say Record a Movie ? 166 Recording video with the iPad s Camera app 168 Recording video with MoviePro for the iPad 168 Recording video with Filmic Pro 170 Recording video with ProCamera HD 170 Holding the iPad Steady for a Video Shoot 171 The Apple Smart Cover 172 Makayama Movie Mount 172 The Brydge Bluetooth keyboard and stand 173 DIY solutions 174 Making Time-Lapse Movies 174 Recording a Time-Lapse Movie with iStopMotion 175 Editing Video in iMovie for iOS 180 Locating your video clip in the Photos app 180 Creating opening and closing title artwork 181 Setting up your project in iMovie 181 Building the opening title 184 Balancing music with recorded audio 186 Splitting a clip and adding a closing title 188 Naming the project 189 Watching your movie 190 Saving the movie 190 Publishing your movie online 191 Transferring Your Movies to a Computer 192 Transferring the movie project to a Mac 192 Transferring the completed movie to a Mac or PC 193 Chapter 8: Taking Care of Business 195 Weather 196 Mapping 197 Google Maps 197 Apple Maps 198 Checklists 199 Reminders 199 Listo 201 Errands To-Do List 203 Documents 204 Notes 204 iA Writer 205 Pages 207 SignNow 210 Personal Reference 211 GoodReader for iPad 211 Dropbox 212 Model Releases 212 Calculators 214 Digits 214 RetroCalc 215 Invoicing 216 Invoice ASAP 216 Numbers 217 Finance Management 219 PayPal Here 219 Pageonce 221 Calendars 222 Calendar 222 Agenda Calendar 223 Printing from the iPad 224 Using AirPrint 224 Printing photos via printing apps 225 Chapter 9: Transporting an iPad and Camera 229 Basic Items for Transport 229 Midsize messenger bags 231 Lightweight shoulder bag 234 Backpacks for bigger jobs 235 Supercompact transport with the iPad Mini 238 Slim iPad protection 240 Designing Your Carrying Solution 241 Chapter 10: Tips for the Road Warrior 245 Staying Charged 245 Using the Best Connection 247 Backing Up as You Go 249 Entering Data with Dexterity 250 Reference Documents 251 Choosing the Right Device for the Job 252 Appendix: Choosing the Best iPad 255 Size Considerations 255 Connectivity Considerations 256 Storage Considerations 257 Price Considerations 258 Deciding when to buy a new iPad 258 Should you consider a used iPad? 258 Factoring in the cost of accessories 258 Feeling Comfortable with the Investment 259 Index 261