Post-Production for Professional Photographers

Aperture 100: An Overview of Aperture

Duration: 1 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses:
Cost: $1095
Registration: Click Here to Register

Course Description
Welcome to Aperture, the revolutionary application for managing, editing, and archiving digital photographs. Designed specifically for professional digital photographers, Aperture is an enormously powerful tool for handling some of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks of professional photography. This comprehensive course 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. Real-world exercises feature professional photography from a variety of genres, including fashion, sports, wedding, commercial, fine-art, and travel photography. All the files you need to complete the exercises are included on the DVD.

This course is designed for those students who wish to learn the fundamentals and functionality of Aperture.

Who Should Attend?
This class is designed for anyone looking to learn more about Aperture.

Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Course Outline - Day 1

Lesson 1
Working With the Aperture Interface Preparing the Project, Opening Aperture, Exploring the Main Window, Importing Images With Aperture, Importing From a Camera or Card Reader, Importing Images From iPhoto, Importing Images from the Finder.

Lesson 2
Organizing Images Creating Folders, Albums, and Browser Views, Grouping Images Into Stacks, Stacking Images by Timestamp, Using the Zoom Tool, Using the Loupe Tool.

Lesson 3
Comparing and Rating Your Images Editing the Photoshoot, Comparing Images in the Viewer, Grouping Images Using a Light Table, Rating Your Images, Using Advanced Rating Options, Creating a Smart Album, Adding and Editing Keywords and Metadata.

Lesson 4
Saving and Archiving Setting Up a Vault, Restoring Your Library, Archiving to DVD.

Lesson 5
RAW Image Processing Making Basic Image Adjustments, Rotate, Straighten, and Crop, Removing Red-Eye, Setting the White Balance, Adjusting the Exposure, Versioning.

 

 

 

 

Post-Production for Professional Photographers

Aperture 101: An Introduction to Aperture

Duration: 3 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses:
Cost: $1295
Registration: Click Here to Register

 

 

Course Description
Welcome to Aperture, the revolutionary application for managing, editing, and archiving digital photographs. Designed specifically for professional digital photographers, Aperture is an enormously powerful tool for handling some of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks of professional photography. This comprehensive course 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. Real-world exercises feature professional photography from a variety of genres, including fashion, sports, wedding, commercial, fine-art, and travel photography. All the files you need to complete the exercises are included on the DVD.

This course is designed for those students who wish to learn the fundamentals and functionality of Aperture.

Who Should Attend?
This class is designed for anyone looking to learn more about Aperture.

Prerequisites
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS

Course Outline - Day 1

Lesson 1
Exploring the Aperture Workflow Opening Aperture, Getting to know the Aperture Interface, Using the Aperture Layouts, Customizing the Workspace, Understanding Camera RAW, Working with Aperture’s File Structure, Selecting an Alternate Aperture Library, Quitting Aperture

Lesson 2
Importing Images Into Aperture Importing Images from a Disk, Adding Metadata, Adding Custom Filenames, Importing Images from iPhoto, Importing Images from a Memory Card

Lesson 3
Organizing and Rating Images Working with Stacked Images, Organizing Imported Images, Emailing Images from Aperture, Rating Images, Exploring the Viewer, Making Selects Using Keyboard Shortcuts, Evaluating Images at Full Resolution, Navigating the Browser, Rating Stacked Images, Managing Multiple Projects, Creating a Smart Album

Lesson 4
Image Adjustment Basics Preparing Images for Adjustments, Framing Your Images, Making Automatic Adjustments, Analyzing Image Information with the Histogram, Using the Spot & Patch Tool, Using the Lift and Stamp Tools, Adjusting Spot & Patch Options, Comparing an Adjusted Image to the Master Image

Lesson 5
Creating Web Output Organizing the Projects Panel Using Favorites, Preparing the Project, Creating a Web Journal, Adding Images and Pages, Choosing a Site Theme, Customizing Text, Adding Text, Sizing and Positioning Images, Previewing Images in a Slideshow, Exporting a Web Journal

Course Outline - Day 2

Lesson 6
Evaluating Images Preparing the Project, Creating a Light Table Album, Adding Images to the Light Table, Evaluating Images in the Light Table, Evaluating Images in Full Screen Mode, Switching Between Views, Printing the Light Table

Lesson 7
Finishing, Delivering and Archiving Images Preparing the Project, Customizing the Full Screen Mode, Adjusting Luminance, Adjusting Tint and Saturation, Matching Color Between Images, Applying Adjustments to a Group of Images, Creating a Smart Album, Printing Contact Sheets, Authoring a Disc of Final Images, Backing Up the Library

Lesson 8
Advanced Organization and Rating Preparing the Project, Creating and Editing Stacks, Editing Stacks During Import, Using Keywords, Assigning Keywords to Images, Editing Metadata in Batches, Choosing Image “Picks”, Applying Ratings to Images, Creating Albums from Stacked Images, Searching and Filtering Images

Course Outline - Day 3

Lesson 9
Advanced Editing Preparing the Project, Adjusting RAW vs. Non-RAW Images, Adjusting White-Balance Temperature Extremes, Using Metadata Sets, Adjusting Highlights and Shadows, Converting Color Images to Grayscale, Applying a Color Monochrome Adjustment, Sharpening and Noise Reduction, Sharpening and Noise Reduction for RAW Images, Taking a Closer Look at Exposure, Working with an External Editor, Deleting Versions

Lesson 10
Advanced Output Soft Proofing Images, Using Multiple Displays, Creating Book Albums, Creating a Smart Web Gallery Album

Lesson 11
Advanced File Structure and Archiving Preparing the Project, Exporting a Master File, Moving the Aperture Library, Creating Multiple Libraries, Backing Up and Archiving, Creating Multiple Vaults