Mac Photography Tips

My Monochrome Preset for Aperture 2.0

bakari — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:54:11 +0000

There are are severl dozens of ways to do black and white conversions in various image editing programs. Entire books are devoted to the subject. But when I’m working in a Aperture 2.0, I start with the two basic settings described below. The original color version. My Preset for Monochrome Adjustment My Preset for Sepia Tone I like [...]

10 Tips for Using Aperture 2.0

bakari — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:44:34 +0000

These are set of tips for new users of Aperture 2.0. 1. Show/Hide Inspector Using Menubar In Aperture’s Menu, Click Window >I to show or hide the Inpector. You can always use the floating Inspector (see Tip 4) so that you have more room for viewing a photo(s) in the interface of Aperture. 2. Add the [...]

Before and After Photo Editing

bakari — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:48:59 +0000

This is a part of my Before and After series on photo editing using Aperture 2.0. I welcome your feedback, questions, and suggestions. Posted in Aperture 2.0, Before and After Series

10 Flickr Groups For Serious Shutterbugs

bakari — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:33:51 +0000

Note: I write for other websites, and when appropriate I will link those articles to my blog. If you’re a serious shutterbug, there are few places on the Internet better than Flickr for sharing photos and discussing all aspects of digital photography. Flickr offers both free and paid subscriptions, and after you open your account and [...]

Creative Vignetting in Aperture 2.0

bakari — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:23:34 +0000

One of the more creative features of Aperture 2.0 is the Vignetting tool. I say creative because how you use the tool is largely based on your taste and the photo itself. There’s no simple automatic vignetting preset that you can equally apply to just any photo and its application will be effective. However, that [...]

What is Your Digital Photography Workflow?

bakari — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:36:20 +0000

When you begin getting serious about digital photography, you’ll eventually discover that you perform similar steps when processing your photos in applications like iPhoto, Aperture, or Photoshop. The steps you take to process your images is called a workflow. I wasn’t aware of my workflow until I started shooting and processing photos on a professional [...]

Aperture 2.0 Cheat Sheet

bakari — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:46:07 +0000

If you’re an avid Aperture 2.0 user, but you sometimes a have a hard time remembering all those shortcut keystrokes, well check out and download an Aperture 2.0 Cheat Sheet from 20seven.org Really nicely well done. Posted in Aperture 2.0, Beginner Tips, Intermediate Tips

Should I Upgrade to a 35mm camera?

bakari — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:44:20 +0000

“Should I upgrade to full SLR?” I see this type of question often in digital photography forums, and it is indeed a good one. First off I would say that everyone or every family should own at least one compact or point-and-shoot camera simply because they’re small enough to take almost anywhere. Even a good [...]

My Use of the Lowepro Trail 2 Camera Bag

bakari — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:52:28 +0000

I purchased this bag because I need a way to access different lenses during wedding shoots. I don’t keep my Canon 50D in the bag simply because it’s not roomy enough for a camera with a battery grip on it. So I basically keep the following in this bag: Canon 70-200mm zoom lens, Canon 50mm, [...]

5 Tools to Improve Any Photo

bakari — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:54:01 +0000

Using almost any photo editor (iPhoto, Aperture, Photoshop, or even Apple’s Preview), you can use some basic editing tools to improve any photo. Here’s a basic workflow process. (Note: click on the title of this article to see the images at a larger size.) Original Photo In this tutorial, I’m using Aperture 2.0. 1. Crop It: Often times [...]