Aperture Exposed

Ellen Anon, Ph.D. (Erie, PA) is an Apple Certified Trainer in Aperture. She has been a freelance photographer for more than a decade, leading and co-leading a variety of Photoshop workshops and seminars on her own as well as with renowned photographers such as Arthur Morris and Joe and Mary Ann McDonald. Her images have been in many gallery shows and are in collections on several continents, as well as being used in calendars, books, and more. Ellen has written extensively on digital photography, including magazine features, book chapters, and coauthoring Photoshop for Nature Photographers with Tim Grey (Sybex, 2005). Josh Anon (Moraga, CA) has been a nature photographer for 10 years. His work is represented by EcoStock in Seattle and has appeared in a variety of media. Josh is a technical director at Pixar Animation Studios, where he works on cinematography and has contributed to Mac and Linux development and rendering and model optimization. When not he's photographing in locations from the Great Barrier Reef to Chicago's Michigan Avenue, he teaches photography classes and also writes software for Lightbox Software.

Introduction.Chapter 1: Welcome to Aperture.What Is Aperture?The Photo Library.Projects.Albums.Metadata.Smart Albums.The Library Project.Importing Images.Stacking.Metadata.Browsing and Viewing Images.Light Tables.Full Screen Mode.Adjusting Images.External Editors.Sharing Images.Books.Web Pages.Printing.Slideshows.Email.Exporting Images.Vaults.Chapter 2: Importing and Organizing Your Images.The Import Panel.Importing from a Camera.Stacking Images in the Import Window.Metadata.Projects.Task List.Importing from a Disk.Drag and Drop.Importing from iPhoto.Organizing Your Photos.Working with Stacks.Albums.Smart Albums.Chapter 3: Viewing Images.Viewing Images in Aperture.Viewing Modes.Louping Your Images.Onscreen Proofing.Viewing Metadata.Window Layouts.Full Screen Mode.Viewing Options with Multiple Monitors.Light Tables.Slideshows.Chapter 4: Finding the Keepers.Metadata, Keywords, and Ratings.Understanding Metadata Formats.Viewing Metadata in Aperture.Using Keywords.Rating Images.Changing Metadata on Multiple Images.Finding Your Images.Smart Albums with Keywords.Backing Up Your Images.Vaults.General Backup Concepts.Chapter 5: Nondestructive Image Processing.Overview of the Tools.Using the RAW Fine Tuning Controls.Adjusting the Boost Parameters.Adjusting the Sharpening Parameters.Setting the Chroma Blur Parameters.Using Auto Noise Compensation.Default RAW Fine Tuning Settings.Migrating Your Images to Aperture 1.1.Using the Histograms.Using the Image Processing Tools.Using the Toolbar Tools.Using the Adjustment Filters.Batch Processing.Understanding Masters and Versions.Chapter 6: Exporting Images.Opening Images in an External Editor (Photoshop).Specifying the External Editor.Opening Images in Photoshop.Common Situations When Using Photoshop Is Beneficial.Exporting Images.Using Export Presets with Versions.Exporting to Email.Exporting Master Files.Exporting a Project.Importing a Project.Chapter 7: Printing.Color-Managed Workflow.Monitor Calibration.Soft Proofing Images.Printing Images.Printing Single Images.Ordering Prints through Aperture.Printing a Contact Sheet.Printing a Collage from the Light Table.Chapter 8: Creating Web Content.Creating Websites.Creating Web Galleries.Smart Web Galleries.Creating Web Journals.Exporting Your Site.Using Other Tools to Make Websites with Aperture.Making Custom Web Themes.What's in a Theme?Editing the global.css File.Editing the HTML Templates.Trying It Out.Chapter 9: Creating a Book.Overview of the Book Creation Process.Tools in the Book Layout Editor.Creating and Customizing a Book.Starting the Book Album.Choosing a Theme.Laying Out the Book.Finishing the Book.Chapter 10: Advanced Aperture.Automator.Batch Rename.Aperture to iPhoto.Aperture to an iDVD Slideshow.Automatically Import from a Folder to Aperture.Separate JPEGs and Import to Aperture.Auto-Open in Adobe Camera RAW.Multiple Photo Libraries.Aperture Library Spanner.Exploring the Photo Library.Exploring Project Bundles.Smart Folders to Find Your Aperture Images.RAW Files as Smart Objects.Troubleshooting Aperture.Image-Specific Problems.Global Problems.Index.