Just about everything you need to know about Aperture (Aperture 2, & Aperture 2.1.1) plus a lot more, plus American PHOTO Magazine’s 3rd Annual “Emerging Photographers” Call for Submissions
Click this banner or the
link below for more information.
Besides
this announcement there is a ton of other information
at the Aperture
Users Network available. Cool tips, trouble
shooting, workflow etc.,etc. just about everything you
need to know about Aperture (Aperture 2,
& Aperture 2.1.1) plus a lot
more.
For more on Aperture 2 and 2.1.1 plus interesting
articles on Photography go to http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html
GD
See below the post I have picked up from the AUN
(posted by David Schloss AUN on 07-28-2008, 05:37 PM
)
American
PHOTO Magazine’s 3rd Annual “Emerging
Photographers” Call for Submissions
Winners featured in November/December 2008 issue -
Magazine teams up with Apple’s new Aperture software
New York, June 25, 2008 (Hachette Filipacchi Media
U.S., www.hfmus.com) -- American PHOTO announces the
call for submissions for its third-annual Emerging
Photographers’ portfolio review competition. The
winners will be given the opportunity to have their
work published in the November/December 2008 is... read
more @ http://www.apertureprofessional.com/
Photography and images on the Web...the Copyright issue and how to protect your Photos using Aperture's Watermark option, plus Aperture has just been udated to 2.1.1
Apple has just released Aperture 2.1.1, and update to the program that "supports general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of minor issues."
I always get ask how do I protect my images on the world wide web…it used to be a bit complicated and tiresome but with Aperture 2 it is easy and straight forward.
Some thief’s go through great length and spend time removing even opaque watermarks in Photoshop, there is never a 100% guarantee even with Aperture and its automatic watermarking.
The perfect solution is don’t display your Images on the web…but I think these days are over and we all like our images out there…so how do we protect our images?
© Gunther Deichmann -
aerial of Kayakers in Palau Micronesia, barely
visiable and not to distructing from the image an
applied watermark
using Aperture 2, for Gunther’s regular
Blog click this link
or the image above.
Here
are some simple Tips to make it harder for these
thief’s …
Make sure your images are in gif or jpg low resolution
but still good enough to show them in their full glory.
Avoid high resolution images, it is an open invitation
for thief’s and they slow down your website.
Apply a watermark as described below using Aperture’s
settings.
I recommend placing an opaque watermark over the entire
image or covering one third of the image, this is much
harder to retouch. Don’t place your ©
COPYRIGHT name and notice on the sides or at the
bottom, this can be easily cropped
out.
Choose an opaque setting you are comfortable with and
is not to distracting from the overall visual. (Opacity
settings eg.0.1 to 1.0 all depends a bit on the image,
light or dark) With different options available the
opaque slider in Aperture 2
is a good start how the
watermark is going to look, just try different settings
until you satisfied.
Use only your name or create a logo in Photoshop as a
layered file,
it is entirely up to you. The screen shot below shows
you where to find the Watermark settings in
Aperture
2.
You can also deactivate the Watermark any time if you
need your images without it.
I provided you a link to “How do I protect my
images online” a
great article I found recently with some additional
options and tutorials to save guard your images from
those thief’s.
Go to Preference
and choose the
export
icon, click and a
drop down
menu appears. Click on Edit
and another menu becomes
available.
Now you see all your Watermark options and
settings. (red square)
Below: Excerpts
from the mention article...
I am setting up an art website. I want to protect my
photographs. What’s the code that keeps you from
highlighting an image, right clicking an image, copying
an image, etc.
Protecting photos is a common request for photographers
wanting to put their content up on the Web. You can do
this with JavaScript or by watermarking the image.
There is no way to use straight HTML to protect your
images from downloading. Some ways include:
* no right-click script
This prevents people from downloading the image when
they right click on it.
* Shrink wrapping
This hides the image by letting the thief download
something other than what they are trying to download.
* Watermarking
This puts information on the image itself, so when they
download it, they have your copyright information right
on it.
* Flash
Flash makes it more difficult to steal images...
…read more
@
http://webdesign.about.com/b/2008/07/25/reader
Now We Know...what is Aperture 2...the first day and 12 hours later, two sessions of Photography and Aperture 2 at the Power Mac Center in Makati, Manila
Now We
Know...What is Aperture
2...
The Workshop/seminar included the ff.:
A
short briefing for the participants before the actual
photography, importing the images after the shoot into
Aperture 2 using
MacBooks, introduction into the basics of Aperture 2 including the
versatile interface, tools, tips, how to produce a
short slide show with Aperture 2, the integration on a
Mac using iLife &
iWorks including a demo how to produce a short
presentation with Keynote, brief description on
Pages and a
live/real time demo using the .Mac Web Gallery in
Aperture 2, open
discussions and photo critique...plus a lot more.
Cool
shot by Group 1
Photo by John
Our
first two sessions at the Power Mac Center are done,
great attendance, great participants and some cool
images processed in Aperture 2.
Shooting around Greenbelt and later processing the
images in Aperture
2 an introduction into Aperture at the
Power Mac Center,
the first group from 1pm until 5 pm was lucky with the
weather. However the second Group from 5 p.m. until 8
pm had to deal with tropical rain and darkness, a
challenge which in my opinion was well executed.
The
participants and classroom sessions, the training
facility at the Power Mac Center, Makati,
Manila
I like to thank all
participants from today, for a job, well done, special
thanks to Melvin Tosino, Andrew and E.J. from the
Power Mac Centers
technical staff who assisted me during these long
hours.
Thanks to Mark-Lee Deichmann for helping out and Hermes
Singson for shooting behind the scenes, plus to all the
staff and Management from
Think
Big for a great job.
Next week we show you some more images (including who
took them) from these two days with Aperture 2 and Photography at
the Power Mac
Center.
A well
executed shot during the tropical
rain storm by Group 2
Palau in YouTube...Aperture 2...iMovie, iPhoto & GarageBand a slideshow from Palau Micronesia brought to you by Palautours.com
Discover
Palau Micronesia on
YouTube...this small
slide show was produced using iLife
and Aperture 2...amazingly it only
took about half an hour in putting it together
including the Music using GarageBand. PRODUCED for
PALAU TOURS.COM
For more images on Palau go and visit the Photo Gallery
@ http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html
Luis Martin Harder…his first Exhibition at One Workshop Gallery in Manila & at the same time “Reunion” with some of my students from the Cambodian GDPhotoWorkshop.
Cool images by
Luis Martin Harder…
“Unscripted”
All Photos above by
Hermes Singson, by the way
Luis is the one in the dark maroon/blue
shirt
Congratulation
to Luis Martin
Harder one of my students from the
Cambodian GDPhotoWorkshop last year…he really went out
his way and show cased his very first Exhibition on the
13th
of May in Manila.
Since Cambodia he has done real well, more than 30
images from Cambodia and the Philippines are on
display, very impressive work I might add and I am very
proud of him.
A good and mixed crowed attended the opening night at
the One Workshop Gallery including other familiar faces
like good old Bebet Gaudinez (I am just waiting to see
his Exhibition) and Jasmine Manabat who also attended
my PhotoWorkshop last year,
almost like a “little reunion”.
Photographers like Wig Tysman, Tilak Hettig, George
Tapan and many other personalities including Henry
Bateman Artist/Writer showed up to give Luis the credit
he deserves, of course the host Photographer Master
printer and Artist Ross Capilli and his wife made sure
everybody had enough to drink and eat.
Thanks
Ross.
Congratulations again to Luis Harder for a great show
and super cool images…
You might remember from one of my earlier blogs…he was
the one who received the
Aperture
software,
(which was
sponsored by the Power Mac Center in
Makati)
during our Cambodian GDPhotoWorkshop, see the image
below in case you have forgotten.
Thanks for inviting me
and being part of your show, keep up the good work
Luis.
GD
The
winning shot, by © Luis Harder, Cambodia
2007
PHOTO WORKSHOPS IN MICRONESIA? PALAUTOURS.COM announces other destination of the Federated States of Micronesia
PalauTours.com Now... Welcome to Micronesia!
The colors of the Pacific...
(FSM - The Federated States of Micronesia)
Chuuk (Truk Lagoon) - Yap - Kosrae & Pohnpei
Click the image or the link below
http://www.palautours.com/micronesia.html
As promised... we have just updated the
palautours.com site changes and NEW additions are as follow;
Micronesia section is updated see the screenshot on this blog- a Palau and Regional map has been added - in the Photo Gallery we have now provided caption on all the images for easy identification - Getting here is been updated - some pages have additional text - plus we have changed some photos in various categories.
More to come by this weekend and an incredible update is in progress for the Dive sites of Palau, we will feature most of the dive sites and not only the popular ones, a big undertaking but I am sure you enjoy it once that is done.We try very hard to have our first listings up also by Sunday, please stay tuned or start subscribing.
Your Palau Tours Team
PHOTO WORKSHOP soon in PALAU Micronesia...& visit the NEW Palau Tours.com WEBSITE...
WELCOME TO THE PEARLS OF THE PACIFIC
...one of Natures best kept
secrets.
© Gunther Deichmann - special thanks to Palau
Helicopters
and Matt the Pilot, view at the 70 islands.
Click on the Images and go to our completed
Photo Gallery on Palau
http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html
The
official launch of the
PALAU TOURS Website…
some more fine tuning has to be done and a few glitches
have to be ironed out, however our Blog is out to keep
you posted and informed around the clock.
The Palau Tours website is totally independent and
neutral, conceived more than 12 month ago with the
aim in providing YOU up to date information
on Palau and Micronesia. Information on the
Environment,
Hotels, Resorts, Diving, Tours, Shopping and much more.
Soon we provide you with a complete list of
Establishments,
Government Services and local Operators.
©
Gunther Deichmann - Palau Pacific Resort,
PPR, Your place in Palau.
http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html
At
present we are going through our test phase and work
around the clock improving the site as we go…
The site will also be in different languages once the
English part is all finalized and has been approved by
the management.
Our aim is to show YOU Palau like you have never
seen it before, not only with stunning images but also
with good and informative text, so that when you
arrive in Palau you are all set to go, be it under or
above the waves.
We are AWARE of Palau’s fragile Environment and
support the Palau Conservation Society for it’s never
ending efforts in preserving Palau’s natural resources.
The Editor
TROUBLE SHOOTING & TRAINING at the POWER MAC CENTER, Manila Philippines
You
are cordially invited to attend our 6pm-7pm
FREE
MAC Training for the
month of May
at the Power Mac Training Center,
Level 2 Greenbelt 3,
Ayala Center, Makati.
For all Mac and non Mac
users...feel like switching? Why not!
Check out the Training Center at the Power Mac Center
In Makati.
Recommended by Gunther Deichmann a certified Apple
Trainer
for Aperture he is also on the Apple Aperture Advisory
Board.
Visit his website @ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/home.html
Click on the image for
your
Registration at the POWER MAC
CENTER
MAC
TOPICS:
May 6- Mac OS X.5 Leopard Basic
May 13- Mac OS X.5 Leopard Advanced
May 15-iWork (Pages & Keynote)
May 17-iLife '08 Basic (iPhoto, iMovie &
GarageBand)
May 20- Automator & AppleScript
May 22 - Movie Editing Using Final Cut Pro
May 24- Troubleshooting Your Mac
May 27-TAB Animation for Kids
May 29-Switchers 101 (From PC to Mac)
Check out our Training Calendar website for more info
& services.
One-on-One Tutorial/ Group Training/ Venue Rental)
http://www.powermaccenter.com/training.php