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An Aperture Users Thoughts and Review on iPhoto 09
I am a long time user of Apple’s Aperture and have dabbled modestly from time to time in the iPhoto pond. Like many all over the world I bought into the iPhoto 09 hype and also fell for the clever...
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Zen and the Art of Workflow Maintenance
I have received a number of emails asking how I manage the workflow of images from my camera to my library and how I go about protecting and backing up my photos. With this post I hope to share some of...
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What I’d need in Aperture 3 to make me move back from Lightroom.
When Aperture and Panasonic decided to invest in a round of photographic gut-barging and not support my superb little carry-everywhere LX3 I was forced to look to alternative solutions to process the...
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Aperture 3 mini review, some early thoughts.
So off the back of two posts from last year I will give a quick round-up of my early thoughts on Aperture 3. I downloaded the application last night and have not had time to fully immerse myself in...
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Review: Noise Ninja 64 bit Aperture 3 Plug-in
Noise, unless used for dramatic or artistic effect, is usually the bane of most photographers. In-application noise reduction has typically been limited and photographers have had to resort to 3rd...
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Why @blipfoto matters
The internet is awash with a glut of photo sharing websites and, over the course of a number of years, I’ve used many of them. I’ve been active on Flickr, Ipernity, Zooomr, Smugmug, Photrade,...
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Prometheus: lipstick on a beautiful, eye-popping science-killing, pig
warning: SPOILERS! So I paid my money and went and watched Prometheus on the weekend and it came home to me, more strongly than ever before, why I prefer books to television or movies. Don’t get me...
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Horny were-panthers, four foot zombies, and having fun writing.
I started on a fun new post-apocalyptic novel Feed yesterday based on a positive write-up on Tor.com. it’s about a teenage brother and sister growing up in a zombie infested world trying to live as...
View ArticleLord of the Flies, ch1
Have just finished chapter one of a re-read of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. This was a set work in school many years ago but it was, without doubt, one of the books that had the most influence...
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Ink reviews and a New World of Colour
Who would have guessed ink reviews are a thing? I have used a fountain pen for going on 30 years now; even back in school, in the days of the disposable Bics with their masticated tips, I could never...
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