This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.

Fully updated for Aperture 2, this comprehensive book-DVD training combo starts with the basics of image management and takes you step by step all the way through Aperture's powerful photo-editing, image-retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. Aperture 2's new features are completely covered, including a new RAW-image processing engine, a streamlined interface, powerful new adjustment tools, and added integration with Mac OS X and other Apple products for instant web publishing and one-click portfolio syncing. Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2 delivers comprehensive training - the equivalent of a two-day course - in one project-based book. You'll learn time-saving techniques for sorting, ranking, and organizing images, effective methods for correcting and enhancing images, plus efficient 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 photo-journalism, sports, wedding, commercial, and portraiture. All the files you need to complete the exercises are included on the DVD.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 27 Ratings

Great workflow primer - 2009-06-21
Reviewer Rating:
I have been using Aperture for some time and felt that I was not getting as much out of it as I could have. I ordered this book based on the positive reviews here. The book has given me some great ideas about how to manage my work more effectively. Some of the ideas are reviews and some were new to me. The book provides interesting step-by-step examples that teach the various concepts. The included photo files allow the reader to create results just like the examples in the book. I believe that just about anyone can learn from this book, regardless of experience level.

Aperture 2- Engaging !!!!!! - 2009-11-14
Reviewer Rating:
I have found this book to be well-composed, easy to understand and helpful towards the goal of master certification with Apple.
If you are new to digital photography and editing, then you should seriously consider purchasing this book and the Aperture 2 software.

Cheers -- Joe. FApple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2

Might have been good - 2009-10-09
Reviewer Rating:
The book and content seems excellent. Would have been nice to use the included CD, but my iMac froze 4 times when the CD was inserted. Never got it to work and no contact was listed to rectify the problem. A complete waste of my money.

Aperture 2 - 2009-10-08
Reviewer Rating:
Not worth the money, contents of lessons does not match the dvd lessons. Lessons are hard to follow.

Needs some work - 2009-07-09
Reviewer Rating:
The book is well made and the presentation is good except as noted below. This is probably the best of the "follow along with the program style books" I have used, but the use of the program along with jumping into the text constantly slows learning.

The illustrations and screen shots are ubiquitous, but in some cases are too dark and too small. My real quibble with the text is the discussion of the importing and organizing of photos. The user interface for this activity is very different from the "Photoshop Bridge" style. This might not be a problem except I found it very unintuitive and poorly explained as well. The fact that .JPE ( what my camera puts out for embedded Adobe RGB 1998 files) will not open is not made clear and I wasted an entire day finding this out and buying a file rename program. There is no error message from the program, either.

Since Aperture is advertised as a program to organize and provide a framework for photo projects, and not a pixel mover like Photoshop, I found this lack of clarity to be puzzling. If the style of the interface and the poor introduction are not a problem, then I would rate the book higher.

Browse Similar Topics

Top Level Categories:
Graphics

Sub-Categories:
Graphics > Desktop Image Processing