An Overview of Aperture 2
Post-Production for Professional Photographers
Course Description
This one-day course introduces students to the basics of image management and Aperture’s powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, and publishing features. Students learn effective ways to display images for client review, apply metadata, update your online portfolio automatically, 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. Unlike the Aperture 101 course, this course does not cover many of the chapters in the book. However, students are free to continue the lessons on their own as all the files needed 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 most of the requirements necessary to successfully become an Apple Certified Pro, Level One in Aperture 2. However, students will need to complete the lessons not covered in the course on their own. Students interested in certification may prefer the Aperture 101 course.
Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Basic knowledge of Mac OS X
- Knowledge of basic photography terminology
Day 1
| Topic | Description |
| Lesson 1 Importing Images into the Aperture Workflow | Using the Aperture Workflow and Layouts, Importing Images from a Memory Card, Choosing the Source Folder and Destination Project, Importing Images, Understanding Camera RAW, Using the Background Task List, Understanding Masters and Versions, Rating, Editing and Outputting Images, Backing up and Quitting |
| Lesson 2 Evaluating Images: Compare and Select | Importing Images from a Disk, Navigating the Browser, Using Quick Preview, Grouping Images into Stacks,Rotating Images, Evaluating Images in Full Screen Mode, Using Zoom, Using the Centered Loupe, Assigning Ratings, and Evaluating Images on the Light Table |
| Lesson 3 Basic Edits | Importing an iPhoto Library/iPhoto Browser, Basic Editing Workflow, Cropping, Straightening, White Balancing, Sensor Dust and Red-eye Removal |
| Lesson 4 Working with RAW FIles | Using Multiple Monitors, Choosing a RAW Converter, RAW Fine-tuning, White Balance Adjustment, Highlight Recovery Using the Recovery Slider and Exposure Sliders |
| Lesson 5 Correcting Tone | Correcting Time Zone on Import, Adjusting Tone before Color, Reading a Histogram, Working with the Exposure and Enhance Brick,s Setting Levels, Adjusting Highlights and Shadows, and Editing in Full Screen |
| Lesson 6 Correcting Color | White Balance Revisited, Adjusting White Balance with the Eyedropper, Using the Enhance Brick, Using the Color Brick, Copying Edits from One Image to Another, Lift and Stamp, Specifying an External Editor and Launching an Editing Round Trip |
| Lesson 7 Delivering for Client Review | Working with Web Galleries, Creating Books for Client Review, Creating a Contact Sheet, Working with Slide Shows, Email and OS Media Browser |
| Lesson 8 Delivering Final Images | Delivering Electronic Images, Exporting Masters, Exporting Versions, Exporting Metadata, Exporting Projects, Using Export Plug-ins, Creating Books, and Delivering Printed Images |
