Geotag your images with Maperture

Ubermind has released a new Aperture plug-in that allows you to easily geotag your images using Google Maps.  Geotagging is all the rage as of late and Maperture will allow you to keep pace without a significant interruption to your workflow.  Best of all – it’s free!

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PS I heard about this plug-in on the This Week in Photography podcast.  Check it out at http://twipphoto.com!

PSS If you don’t have Aperture, you can purchase it from B&H

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Desaturation with Aperture

Aperture offers a number of tools for editing your digital images. I’ve been experimenting with the desaturation option included in the Dodge and Burn plug-in.  This tool allows you to quickly remove all color from selected areas of your image, resulting in a selectively colored black and white image.  The plug-in gives you control of brush size, softness, and opacity.

Here is an example of an image produced for a Photrade contest using the desaturation tool:

BEFORE

AFTER

You can purchase Aperture 2.0 at B&H

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Color Space – Part II

In the previous post about color space, I mentioned that I’ve been using AdobeRGB (without much second thought) for my web posts. I think that the comparison below makes it clear that it will be worth the “effort” to use sRGB as the color space for the web. The only difference between these two images is the color space itself – no additional editing has been done. Note the increased color saturation in the sRGB image, particularly in the greens.

AdobeRGB (1998) sRGB

I put “effort” in quotes because, after a bit of research, I realized that this will require no effort at all. I use Aperture 2 to export my watermarked images and Aperture makes it as simple as the click of a button to change the color space of the exported images.

You can purchase Aperture at B&H.

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My basic Aperture workflow

I’ve been using Apple’s Aperture software to manage my image library for almost a year now. My original workflow involved importing and keywording images in Aperture followed by editing and adjusting selected images with Photoshop Elements (using Aperture’s “roundtrip” feature). With the Aperture 2.0 update, however, I find that I am able to accomplish most of my basic edits/adjustments within Aperture itself. My basic workflow looks something like this:

1. Import all images from media card(s) into an Aperture project
2. Use the quick preview option to scan images and select rejects
3. Rank 3,4, and 5 star images
4. Place duplicates and similar images into stacks
5. Add metadata (keywords, copyright, caption, etc.) to select images
6. Make necessary adjustments to white balance, exposure, etc.
7. Edit images as necessary (crop, remove dust spots, etc.)
8. Export watermarked versions for web
9. Export full size jpg versions for uploading to stock sites
10. Back up database

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