HDR Tutorial – Part 2 of 2. Workflow and Editing

By Rudy Lopez, on December 7th, 2009%

This is the final part of the HDR tutorial, covering the processing and data management aspects of creating an HDR image.  The process is better understood when presented in a way that follows a standard workflow, so I have created a few screencasts that will follow my regular process.

Screencast 1: Generating an . . . → Read More: HDR Tutorial – Part 2 of 2. Workflow and Editing

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Aperture 2 Tutorials #2 – Selecting, Editing, Cropping, and Exporting Photos

By Rudy Lopez, on August 16th, 2008%

Now that your new images have been cataloged in the Aperture 2 library, it’s time to select, edit, and export the shots. You will need files that are versatile, good for print and web. Excerpt from the video: This tutorial will lead you through the selection, editing, cropping and rename-export process.

  1. Open Aperture 2 and select the project you want to work on.
  2. Click the Quick Preview icon to keep RAW images from loading while making selections.
  3. Make your selections by clicking the green checkmark. This will assign 5 stars to the image. You can isolate your favorite images by filtering the five star rated images.
  4. You will need to disable Quick Preview in order to edit the images.
  5. Watch the following video for the rest of the tutorial.

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Aperture 2 Tutorials #1 – Importing and Organizing Photos

By Rudy Lopez, on August 16th, 2008%

Aperture 2 can be a daunting program without any guidance. The following video is the first tutorial in a series designed to make using Aperture 2 easier to use. This video covers workflow from beginning to end, importing photos and getting organized. Excerpt from the video:

  1. Create a folder called “dump folder” on your desktop. This is a permanent folder, you will use it to temporarily hold all new pictures until they are uploaded into an Aperture 2 Library.
  2. Create a folder with a name you would like to have for the project. We will call this folder “House Plant Photos.”
  3. Set Image Capture to import into the “dump folder.” Download Images.
  4. Drag the images from the “dump folder” into the project folder.
  5. Watch the video below to learn the rest!

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Data Management and Workflow with Aperture 2

By Rudy Lopez, on July 27th, 2008%

Creating beautiful images in only part of what it takes to be a successful photographer. Managing large amounts of data while still being able to access it quickly and easily is one of the biggest challenges facing photographers. Today’s high resolution cameras generate an enormous amount of data very quickly, a 12mp camera will produce a 15mb RAW file. If you consider that a busy shooter will take hundreds of photos per week, the gigabytes add up very quickly. Developing a smart workflow and data storage/management strategy will allow you to concentrate on shooting, not where you are going to put your images (or worse, looking for a single image among thousands). I will be outlining my workflow and data management as a guide, your workflow will vary. . . . → Read More: Data Management and Workflow with Aperture 2

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