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Layers in Aperture and Lightroom

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

Last year, OnOne Software introduced a new product to bring layer processing to both Apple Aperture 3 and Adobe Lightroom called Perfect Layers. While using layers is a staple of Photoshop processing, it is not available in either Aperture or … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged 28-300mm, action, adobe, apple aperture 3, car, composite, disney's hollywood studios, falling, florida, free, glass, lightroom, lights, man, motors, nikon D700, OnOne software, orlando, perfect layers 2, perfect photo suite 6, photoshop, red, reflection, show, stunt, vr, walt disney world | 13 Comments

View 196: HydroBowl

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

I was very disappointed when earlier this year the Syracuse Hydrofest was cancelled due to high water levels on Onondaga Lake which I have enjoyed photographing the last two years. Lucky for me, a new inboard hydroplane race was being … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, apple aperture 3, autumn, finger lakes, geneva, hydrobowl, hydroplane, inboard, motorsports, new york, nikon D700, panning, photomatix pro, racing, roostertails, seneca lake, tone mapping, vintage, vr, water | 22 Comments

Creating a Collage in Aperture 3

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

In the past I have used Picnik.com to create collages. It is a process were I must first export photos from Aperture 3 to a JPEG file and then upload them into Picnik.com. Picnik.com has preset collage templates which you … Continue reading →

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Working with Big Events in Aperture 3

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

I photographed two large sporting events over the last month. The combined photograph take turned out to be over 5,000 images. The reason for the large tally was my use of the Nikon D700 camera coupled with the MB-10 Battery … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged apple aperture 3, event, importing, ingesting, metadata, photo management, processing, smugmug.com, workflow | 13 Comments

Selective Color Using Aperture 3

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Many photo editors easily do selective color. I have done it in Apple’s Aperture 3 photo editing and management system. However, I did it the hard way. Turns out it is very easy to do. Lets start with a nice … Continue reading →