Developing a solid workflow is one thing that a busy photographer must learn to do, especially if they want to stay busy. Since I started shooting professionally I have been using Adobe Lightroom. It is great for cataloguing, managing large amounts of files, basic photo correction, as well as ways to export your files into web ready flash galleries and even upload directly to your website for instant client viewing.
However early this month Apple unveiled the most recent update to their popular photo editing/cataloguing software, Aperture 3. It offers a few new features that really take your photo organizing, editing and sharing to the next level. Some of the listed features include: faces, which allows users to organize and search their photos by the people who are in them using new face recognition technology, places, allowing you to organize your photos by location (through GPS technology) and digitally map out your entire trip by the photos you took, and brushes, that allows you to apply adjustments to only certain areas of your photo versus the entire image. These are just a few of the 200+ new features that Aperture 3 is offering. A cool video by one of my favorite photographers, Chase Jarvis, shows how he is using the new version of Aperture can be seen here.
Now this is all great and grand but I have been using Adobe Lightroom for a couple years now and have gotten comfortable and familiar with using it. I also just watched this great workflow video from photographer Zack Arias showing how he uses Lightroom as part of his very productive and efficient workflow. In watching I learned some features that I didn't know existed in Lightroom and want to explore this technology a little more.
Here lies my dilemma.... is it time to jump on board the Aperture 3 ship, or stick with what I know. Has anyone used one or the other, or both. If so, let me know what features you like or don't like about the software you are using. Thanks!
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Nice connections in your theme and technology. Be sure to continue to embed photos and video, as it is what makes your site most alluring. Gorgeous shots so far!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to Aperture 3. I want to get more into photography because I have a decent camera, but wasn't sure that programs like this existed. I'll be sure to check it out!
I obviously haven't tried either of the programs, so I'm really not much of a help to your dilemma, but I really enjoyed looking at the pictures you took! Keep it up!
Sarah
I must say, Aperture 3 sounds pretty cool. However, this is exactly the kind of tactic Apple always pulls- adding little features here and there to make there their product seem better or "cooler." But I mustn't dog Apple too much, because they have always been the most efficient products for me.
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