Apple Aperture 1.5 Photographers' Guide (Paperback)

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There has never been a more powerful tool for organizing, adjusting, and distributing your digital photographs than Aperture. With Apple Aperture 1.5: Photographers' Guide, you won't miss a single feature! You'll learn how to utilize each tool to improve your digital photographic imaging workflow. Sort, group, and stack your images just as you would on a traditional light table. You can even create albums and Web pages that change automatically to fit your selected criteria. When the power of Aperture is combined with the features of Adobe® Photoshop®, the results are unparalleled. You'll learn how Aperture complements Photoshop, and you'll discover some amazing organizing, productivity, and presentation tools offered by Aperture that are not available within Photoshop.

About the Author

Mike Cuenca has authored and tech edited several books on Photoshop, including ACE Photoshop 5 Exam Cram for Coriolis. Mike also wrote one of the first books published on Adobe InDesign, Mastering Adobe InDesign. Mike is originally a photographer and has been shooting for more than 30 years. He is an expert in digital imaging and has an extensive background in both film and digital photography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (December 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598633406
• ISBN-13: 978-1598633405
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,069,394 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, April 8, 2007

By	Bakari "Wedding & Event Photographer, Mac User" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This is a fairly good overview and introduction to Aperture 1.5. Though like similar books about Aperture which basically enhance the 200+ page manual that comes in the box with the software, Cuenca's book has a friendly readable tone to it and is update for the current version of the application. Parts of his book are wordy, but he does explain the important features and steps for setting up Aperture, importing and exporting images, and working with all of Aperture's controls, menus, and other features.

His chapters on color correcting images are a good introduction, but even he admits that they're not indepth. He advises you check out other books about the subject of color correction, but he doesn't suggest any specific resources.

He also doesn't provide any inforamtion about using Aperture and Apple's Automator as part of your workflow. Automating Aperture is very important to photographers who work in the application on professional level and need to get jobs completed efficiently and in a timely manner.

Overall, though, this Guide is a good introduction to Aperture. I personally hope that Cuenca write a specific tutorial type book on color correcting and enhancement using Aperture. What little he does say about the subject is very useful.