What this book covers

Chapter 1, Advanced Importing and Organizing, teaches the reader some of the advanced functionality of Aperture's import functionality, as well as techniques for organizing and sorting your library.

Chapter 2, Advanced Adjustments, introduces the reader to the theory behind how the camera RAW format works, and how to make use of Aperture's advanced image editing functionality.

Chapter 3, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Curves, takes an in-depth look at Aperture's curves tool as well as the theory behind curves and the histogram. You will learn how powerful feature the curves tool is and some of the many things you can do with it.

Chapter 4, Aperture in Action, builds on the previous chapters, and provides a set of real-world examples of how to use Aperture to complete various tasks.

Chapter 5, Extending Aperture, takes an in-depth look at Aperture's plugin architecture as well as looking at workflows for working with third-party software.

Chapter 6, Exporting and Outputting to the Web, looks at the many ways you can get your images out of Aperture and share them on social networks, photo sharing services or your own websites.

Chapter 7, Making Metadata Work for You, looks at the subject of metadata information, how to enter it, and how valuable it can be.

Chapter 8, Getting Better Prints from Aperture, looks at the subject of printing from Aperture, and how to get better quality and more accurate prints.