by Bill on March 19, 2008
I have decided that Aperture 2 is going to be the main part of my workflow moving forward. The time i used to spend in Photoshop is now spent in Aperture. I can do 99% of the stuff I need to do with my photos I can handle right inside Aperture.
I also got the awesome UberUpload plugin for Aperture. It adds a super handy Export function to upload to ftp servers. For stock agencies that support ftp this is a godsend. My basic workflow looks like this:
1. Import images
2. Do a quick yes/no pass
3. Perform any adjustments needed
4. Keyword
5. Upload with Uberupload
I can rip through a ton of images using this technique.
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The Moment It Clicks is an amazingly inspirational book that is easy to read and understand. The book is written by Joe McNally (blog) Who the heck is Joe McNally? A brief snip from his bio:
is an internationally acclaimed photographer, whose career has spanned 30 years and included assignments in over 50 countries. Although the majority of his career has been spent shooting for magazines such as Time, Sports Illustrated, and National Geographic, in the mid-1990s Joe served as Life magazine’s staff photographer, the first one in 23 years.
Joe is an amazing photographer and it would be a great book if it just had his photographs in it. In addition to his stunning images though he has 1-2 page stories and “How to get this shot” sections that explain the story and technique behind the photograph. These are straight and to the point. This is the first book I have read that is both inspirational and instructional at the same time. This tips cover the gamut from photography to being a photographer to life in general.
Amazing book that you must add to your library!
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by Bill on January 13, 2008
Firefox
Simply put there is no better web browser on the planet. As a photographer the last thing I want to do is sit around and wait for the web to load. If you are using Internet Explorer you are wasting time. If you don’t have FireFox already
You need FireFox to use anything past this point.
FireFox Exif Viewer
This is a great addon to view Exif data of images on the web. Ever wonder how someone took a picture. Exif data records all the camera settings used to make the photograph. You can download it here.
Zoom Fox
Think you might have spotted a UFO, Bigfoot or the lochness monster in a photo. Download Zoomfox and zoom in nice and tight. Get it here.
Flickr Fox
I can spend hours browsing around Flickr marveling and all the amazing images. This handy plugin lets me do that while still pretending like I am doing actual work. Browse and search flickr photos in a sidebar. Flickrfox provides an easy way for Flickr group administrators to monitor their group pools. Get it here.
iStockPhoto Search Plugin
As you can tell by the title of this blog I am into stock photography. When I get an idea for a photo I run a quick search to see what other photographers have done on the subject already and how they are selling. This search extension gives you a handy search box where the google search box is. Get it here.
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