Aperture Version 2.0
The long awaited update to Aperture is finally here. With a streamlined interface, new raw processing controls and a
host of productivity tweaks, version 2 looks to be a big improvement for photographers wanting an all-in-one workflow solution.
A detailed list of the new features can be found on Apple's Aperture Site. A comprehensive review of on the Aperture Users Professional Network highlights
Aperture 2.0's speed
improvements, larger database support and raw processing engine.
Aperture 2.0 retails for $199, upgrades from 1.5 are $99.
Microsoft Surface
I wouldn't have expected that the coolest software demo I saw in January would be from Microsoft, but here it is. Microsoft Surface, touch computing. Just think, you might now be
able to
sort photos on your light box the same way you sorted your slides on your physical light box.
Geek out to the Future
The Australian Centre for Visual Technologies has created VideoTrace, an application that will allow you to create 3-D animations from
live video. For photographers, this could have some interesting uses, particularly for creating complex 3-D models of product for product
photography.
Mobile Phone Sales Dwarf PC Sales
If even a fraction of these cell phone
users surf the web, that's still a staggeringly large number of visitors. Are you working to, or helping your
clients,
adopt your work for the small screen?
Pixish: Visual Assignments for Creative People
A new company, Pixish, promises to connect image
makers
with buyers with a hybrid stock photo request/auction model. The idea sounds promising for photographers, however, the current listing of assignments
promises pay ranges from a free T-shirt to $50.
Someday There Will Be People Who Don't Know There's A Print Edition.
The Huffington Post has an interesting article on the changing face of Time magazine. One quote that stands out from Richard
Stengel,
Managing Editor at Time Magazine.
"We have to become a more premium product with beautiful paper and photography,"
Time recognizes that compelling photography can serve as a competitive business advantage. A value-add that
differentiates Time from other news outlets.
How are you using photography to stand out from the competition?