Aperture Road Tour

The running order

The seven sessions

The Road Tour was a demonstration class. Students could bring a laptop and follow along with their own images, but the day was built around watching the whole workflow done once, in order, from color to archive.

  1. 01Color managementThe least understood part of digital photography, so the day started with it.Read →
  2. 02Importing and image managementRaw files, the library, keywords and metadata: the hours saved later start here.Read →
  3. 03Evaluating and comparingQuick Preview, the Loupe, Light Table and Stacks: culling thousands down to the keepers.Read →
  4. 04Image editingRetouch, clone, color and vignette tools, and knowing when to hand off to Photoshop.Read →
  5. 05OutputExport presets for every destination, and printing with 16-bit color.Read →
  6. 06Multimedia with Leopard, iLife and iWorkSlideshows, websites, brochures and podcasts built from an Aperture library.Read →
  7. 07ArchivingBackup and archiving: the part of the day most people skip and later regret.Read →