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Aperture Exposed: I’m Peeling Back The Layers

Aperture 1.5

Aperture 1.5


I purchased my Nikon D80 a little over a year ago. Over the years, I’ve used many photo management software by far my favorite is definitely Aperture 1.5. It’s made by Apple for the Mac so if you don’t own an Apple Mac you won’t be able to use this software.

Although I cannot remember exactly when I purchased this software. I think I’ve had it for under a year. Logging onto Apple forums and being a frequent visitor of the Apple website I eventually stumbled onto Aperture. I was impressed with the tutorials that I naturally saw on the Apple website so I went one step further and started reading the reviews. I was impressed.

I was very happy when I went back to the Apple website and discovered that I could try the full version out for thirty days! If your interested try Aperture free for thirty days. It’s labeled as a “pro application” and although I’m not a professional photographer I Read the rest of this entry »

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Photo Hunters: Creative

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Behind The Scenes

Aperture 1.5

Aperture 1.5

My creative for Mac Diva is the software I use for my 17″ MacBook Pro. The camera I use is the Nikon D80. I take hundreds, in some cases, thousands of shots weekly. I use Aperture 1.5 to sort through all the pictures, and add enhancements if I want them, and delete the shots I don’t want to keep.

Photoshop Elements 4

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Mac)

I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Mac) if I want to add additional enhancements that I cannot do in Aperture 1.5. I also use it to create completely off the wall creations from my original shots. In this case I kept it tame and just added a watermark (my signature.) :-)

Flower Blossom

Flower Blossom

The final result is seen here. Voila! That’s my idea of creativity while I’m working on my 17″ MacBook Pro.

17″ MacBook Pro, Aperture 1.5, Adobe Photoshop Element 4 Mac, photography

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