software
Aperture 3 and texturing
19/02/10 20:20 Filed in: Digital Photography
Linking Pixelmator as the external editor
in Aperture allows for texturing of HDR
photos in a swift and seamless manner.
Inserting all the texture photos into iPhoto
in a folder called texture layers
Select a photo in Aperture for external
editing (it will duplicate the photo)
and link to Pixelmator as the external
Editor. Select {Photos} {edit in pixelmator}
When Pixelmator starts select {view}
{show photo browser} select Texture
Layers folder from iPhoto.
Drag textures to Layers and merge
with overlay
in Aperture allows for texturing of HDR
photos in a swift and seamless manner.
Inserting all the texture photos into iPhoto
in a folder called texture layers
Select a photo in Aperture for external
editing (it will duplicate the photo)
and link to Pixelmator as the external
Editor. Select {Photos} {edit in pixelmator}
When Pixelmator starts select {view}
{show photo browser} select Texture
Layers folder from iPhoto.
Drag textures to Layers and merge
with overlay
Aperture 3
10/02/10 19:28 Filed in: Digital Photography
Brushes
Adjustment Presets
Import
Organization and Library Management
Metadata
Search
Image Adjustments
Faces
Places
Web Publishing
Video and Audio
Slideshows
Photo Books
Printing
AppleScript
User Interface and Overall Design
Performance
64-Bit Support (requires Snow Leopard and Intel Core 2 Duo processor)
Adjustment Presets
Import
Organization and Library Management
Metadata
Search
Image Adjustments
Faces
Places
Web Publishing
Video and Audio
Slideshows
Photo Books
Printing
AppleScript
User Interface and Overall Design
Performance
64-Bit Support (requires Snow Leopard and Intel Core 2 Duo processor)
Digital Photography
22/01/10 11:10 Filed in: Digital Photography
When I first started into Digital Photography,
I was underwhelmed by the output of the process.
It did not provide the same quality of product.
The digital process did not exceed what was available
in film.
Someone suggested that I needed to use Photoshop.
I found Photoshop very expensive and it has a vertical
learning curve for photographers.
It simply was not cost effective for a photographer.
It is great product for graphic designers.
Recently there have appeared software products
created specifically for photographers.
Some of the newer photography software products
are LightZone; Photomatix Pro.
These produce quality digital output.
A new plateau has appeared in photography :
HDR (High Definition Range imaging)
This is a technique used over seventy years
ago by Charles Wyckoff.
It involved hours of darkroom work.
Today with digital cameras and powerful
workstations, it takes place in minutes.
I was underwhelmed by the output of the process.
It did not provide the same quality of product.
The digital process did not exceed what was available
in film.
Someone suggested that I needed to use Photoshop.
I found Photoshop very expensive and it has a vertical
learning curve for photographers.
It simply was not cost effective for a photographer.
It is great product for graphic designers.
Recently there have appeared software products
created specifically for photographers.
Some of the newer photography software products
are LightZone; Photomatix Pro.
These produce quality digital output.
A new plateau has appeared in photography :
HDR (High Definition Range imaging)
This is a technique used over seventy years
ago by Charles Wyckoff.
It involved hours of darkroom work.
Today with digital cameras and powerful
workstations, it takes place in minutes.
