A few months ago I heard of the existence of Aperture (software) for my Mac.
However, I never really looked any of it up until yesterday. I saw the program
on a 'The 1000 best Mac programs' page and thought to myself Oh well, I can always check it out.
- So i did
Usually I don't edit my photos but when I do I usually just use Photoshop or some iPhoto adjustments. When I checked out some tutorials on the Apple website I was really blown away by its simplicity and effect.
This is how I would explain Aperture: It basically has the same effects and functions as Photoshop, but it looks a lot simpler and to be honest, I think it really quite is.
- Now however, I must say that Aperture is made for photo editing, if you really want to design buttons, page layouts, and other designer stuff, this isn't the thing you're looking for.
- For photo editing, it's best compared with Photoshop, but easier to use (in my opinion)
- Aperture really is about editing photos only. I don't think you can even add text to photos, but you can always just use alternative software for that.
Now, I'm really more of an Indesign/Illustrator kind of guy when it comes to designing, and never really gotten used to Photoshop.. So that might also add up to my judgement.
"The thing I really like about Apple products is that you can always jump in to it so easily. You can find lots of basic, but also quite a few advanced tutorials that can help you along the way."
The two photos I've used were edited using Aperture to create a very dramatic effect.
