Apple Aperture 3: A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers Review

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Apple Aperture 3: A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers ReviewHaving gotten this book, from Vine, for my husband, here is his thoughts as detailed in an email to me. From this point on, the words are his.
First, I disagree with the authors who consider Aperture to primarily be a RAW processing program. Aperture is first and foremost a DAM, aka Digital Asset Management. This is readily visible when starting Aperture.
Next, there is the organization of the book. In chapter 2, page 66, is a section called "Using Aperture for the First Time". Really? Page 66? This needs to be more upfront. It does not get much better in regards to the organization.
On page 252, there are 2 paragraphs on trying to use Aperture with Adobe Lightroom. Come on! These are competing products. Why would someone want to go from Aperture to Lightroom? It makes no sense to me. iPhoto yes. I do that now so I can sync photos from Aperture to my iPhone via iPhoto.
Important things, like adjusting images is a single chapter called "Adjusting Images." Levels, while standard to most editing programs, can do so many things and yet in this book, it receives 2 paragraphs. Very light handling for something that can make such a difference to an image.
Plug-ins, the really neat stuff of Aperture, is barely covered. There are so many cool and wonderful plug-ins that the few mentioned might leave a reader wondering what all the fuss is about. All I can tell you is to do a web search on Aperture and plug-ins and open a whole new world to your workflow.
If it had been me, here is how the book would be organized. The numbers to the right of the chapter titles are the real chapter numbers.
Introduction
1) How Aperture Works (2)
2) Managing Your Images (3)
3) Working with Metadata (4)
4) Aperture Workflow (6)
5) Camera Raw (1)
6) Adjusting Images (5)
7) Working with Other Applications (7)
8) Output (8)
If you've made it this far, you would think I'm pretty down on this book. Pretty fair statement. Yet this book has some good points, especially for people new to Macs and Aperture. The chapter on managing your files is good as is the detailed discussion Apple's Camera RAW. And there are some good parts in Adjusting Images.
So if you are brand new to Aperture, this book could be helpful. Just remember, don't read it in the original chapter order. It will make more sense in the modified chapter arrangement shown above.
Apple Aperture 3: A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers Overview
With over 200 brand new features, Apple's leading photo management and image processing package just got a whole lot bigger! From Faces to Places and Brushes to Presets, Mac experts Ken McMahon and Nik Rawlinson will guide you through everything you could ever need to know about Aperture 3 including how to:


Find, tag, and protect your images with advanced metadata techniques

Use Presets, Nondestructive brushes and the powerful new Curves tool to dramatically enhance your photos

Seamlessly integrate Aperture 3 with other programs for incredible results

Apple Aperture 3 - A Workflow Guide for Digital Photographers shows you how to put this powerful software right at the heart of your digital photography workflow. Inside you will find information on how to import, sort and navigate thousands of Raw files like a pro; how to fully utilize the new rush-based adjustments and quick fix adjustment presets to creatively edit your images; and how to export your images to slideshows, the Web, or even create your own coffee table style photobook.
* Clear, step-by-step explanations simplify the features and uses of this extensive application * Real-life examples show you a complete digital photography workflow with Aperture at the core * Fully updated for Aperture 3

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