An Introduction to Aperture 2
Post-Production for Professional Photographers
Course Description
This two-day course starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step through Aperture’s powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. Students learn time-saving techniques for sorting, ranking, and organizing images for use in different jobs. Also covered are effective ways to display images for client review, apply metadata, update online portfolios automatically, color-manage workflow from input to final print, and much more. Real-world exercises feature professional photography from a variety of genres, including, sports, wedding, commercial, fine-art, and portraiture.
This book for this course is the Apple Pro Training Series book: Aperture 2 by Ben Long, Richard Harrington and Orlando Luna. All the files you need to complete the exercises are included on the DVD that accompanies the book.
Who Should Attend?
This class is for anyone looking to learn the fundamental functionality of Aperture, Apple’s groundbreaking photo editing and management software. Aperture 2 delivers more than 100 new features that make it dramatically faster and easier to use and even more powerful.
Certification
This course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become an Apple Certified Pro, Level One in Aperture 2.
Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Basic knowledge of Mac OS X
- Knowledge of basic photography terminology
Course Outline - Day 1
| Topic | Description |
| Lesson 1 Exploring the Aperture Workflow | Opening Aperture, Getting to know the Aperture Interface, Using the Aperture Layouts, Customizing the Workspace, Understanding Camera RAW, Working with Aperture’s File Structure, Selecting an Alternate Aperture Library, Quitting Aperture |
| Lesson 2 Importing Images Into Aperture | Importing Images from a Disk, Adding Metadata, Adding Custom Filenames, Importing Images from iPhoto, Importing Images from a Memory Card |
| Lesson 3 Organizing and Rating Images | Working with Stacked Images, Organizing Imported Images, Emailing Images from Aperture, Rating Images, Exploring the Viewer, Making Selects Using Keyboard Shortcuts, Evaluating Images at Full Resolution, Navigating the Browser, Rating Stacked Images, Managing Multiple Projects, Creating a Smart Album |
| Lesson 4 Image Adjustment Basics | Preparing Images for Adjustments, Framing Your Images, Making Automatic Adjustments, Analyzing Image Information with the Histogram, Using the Spot & Patch Tool, Using the Lift and Stamp Tools, Adjusting Spot & Patch Options, Comparing an Adjusted Image to the Master Image |
| Lesson 5 Creating Web Output | Organizing the Projects Panel Using Favorites, Preparing the Project, Creating a Web Journal, Adding Images and Pages, Choosing a Site Theme, Customizing Text, Adding Text, Sizing and Positioning Images, Previewing Images in a Slideshow, Exporting a Web Journal |
Course Outline - Day 2
| Topic | Description |
| Lesson 6 Evaluating Images | Preparing the Project, Creating a Light Table Album, Adding Images to the Light Table, Evaluating Images in the Light Table, Evaluating Images in Full Screen Mode, Switching Between Views, Printing the Light Table |
| Lesson 7 Finishing, Delivering and Archiving Images | Preparing the Project, Customizing the Full Screen Mode, Adjusting Luminance, Adjusting Tint and Saturation, Matching Color Between Images, Applying Adjustments to a Group of Images, Creating a Smart Album, Printing Contact Sheets, Authoring a Disc of Final Images, Backing Up the Library |
| Lesson 8 Advanced Organization and Rating | Preparing the Project, Creating and Editing Stacks, Editing Stacks During Import, Using Keywords, Assigning Keywords to Images, Editing Metadata in Batches, Choosing Image “Picks”, Applying Ratings to Images, Creating Albums from Stacked Images, Searching and Filtering Images |
Course Outline - Day 3
| Topic | Description |
| Lesson 9 Advanced Editing | Preparing the Project, Adjusting RAW vs. Non-RAW Images, Adjusting White-Balance Temperature Extremes, Using Metadata Sets, Adjusting Highlights and Shadows, Converting Color Images to Grayscale, Applying a Color Monochrome Adjustment, Sharpening and Noise Reduction, Sharpening and Noise Reduction for RAW Images, Taking a Closer Look at Exposure, Working with an External Editor, Deleting Versions |
| Lesson 10 Advanced Output | Soft Proofing Images, Using Multiple Displays, Creating Book Albums, Creating a Smart Web Gallery Album |
| Lesson 11 Advanced File Structure and Archiving | Preparing the Project, Exporting a Master File, Moving the Aperture Library, Creating Multiple Libraries, Backing Up and Archiving, Creating Multiple Vaults |
