Aperture 2.0 with Joe Schorr
Publish Date: Feb. 12, 2008

Aperture 2.0 is faster, easier to use, and produces better images, says Joe Schorr, Apple Senior Product Manager. In this interview with Derrick Story, Joe explains how Aperture 2.0 meets those lofty claims. This chat covers a lot of new ground.

Katrin Eismann's Digital Darkroom Magic
Publish Date: Jan. 29, 2008

Katrin Eismann, coauthor of The Creative Digital Darkroom, sat down with Derrick Story at PhotoPlus Expo in New York for a chat about how the darkroom has evolved from chemical-based to digital, and how that evolution has influenced her approach to image making. Katrin touches on many interesting topics, including her explanation on 3-step sharpening.

Joe Schorr on Leopard and Aperture
Publish Date: Jan. 8, 2008

Leopard brings a host of new goodies for Aperture users by virtue of the new photography functionality baked right into the operating system. In this interview with Senior Product Manager Joe Schorr, you'll hear some of the most enticing and useful features for Aperture photographers.

John McDermott on Assignment with Aperture
Publish Date: Dec. 13, 2007

John McDermott's workflow once consisted of handing off rolls of Kodachrome to a courier and waiting to see which images appeared in Newsweek. He then struggled through the awkward digital transition until he discovered Aperture. In this conversation with Derrick Story, John talks about his life as an assignment photographer, and how he's adapting to the changing photography landscape.

Sal Soghoian on Leopard, Automation, and Aperture
Publish Date: Nov. 27, 2007

Apple's product manager of automation technologies is the same guy who many of us consider the ultimate AppleScript guru: Sal Soghoian. Even though Sal and I live only a few hours apart, I had to go all the way to the Caribbean to chase him down for this podcast interview. It was worth it. Sal talks about Leopard, automation improvements, and of course, how this all affects Aperture.

Mikkel Aaland Shares CS3 RAW Tips
Publish Date: Nov. 21, 2007

The new Bridge 2 and Adobe Camera Raw 4 combination included in Photoshop CS3 provides photographers with the tools they need to build an excellent post production workflow. In this interview at PhotoPlus Expo in New York, Mikkel Aaland, author of Photoshop CS3 Raw, talks about the power of these applications and how best to use them.

Rick Sammon's Travel Tips for Photographers
Publish Date: Oct. 26, 2007

Seasoned travel photographer Rick Sammon sits down with Derrick Story in the O'Reilly Media booth at PhotoPlus Expo '07 in New York City. In this podcast, Rick draws upon his experiences to offer good advice for photographers on the go.

Tim Grey on HD Photo and Microsoft Technology
Publish Date: Oct. 11, 2007

"HD Photo has been in development at Microsoft for the better part of 5 years now," says Tim Grey during his interview with Derrick Story on the expo floor at Photoshop World 07 in Las Vegas. "It enables us to have really good images within a smaller file size." Tim goes on to explain the benefits of HD Photo in detail during this chat in the O'Reilly booth.

Peter Krogh on Digital Asset Management
Publish Date: Oct. 11, 2007

"When you think about keywording," says Peter Krogh, "you have to determine what the use will be. Are the keywords to help you find you own pictures, or are they for a stock agency?" Peter, author of The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers talks about tagging and other important organizational tools for photographers during his interview with Derrick Story on the expo floor at Photoshop World 07 in Las Vegas.

Publishing with Aperture - Jennifer Sauer Interview
Publish Date: Oct. 5, 2007

Jennifer Sauer is a pro shooter who has incorporated Aperture into her post production workflow... but not in the way you might imagine. For her latest project, The Way to Tea (a glorious book that's an adventure guide to San Francisco tea culture), she chose Aperture to handle the Raw processing for images from her Canon 5D. She also used Photo Mechanic and Photoshop for other stages of production.

Stephen Johnson Talks Digital Photography
Publish Date: Sep. 21, 2007

"That magic of seeing something that is a momentary capture of something almost beyond belief that makes you grab your camera to begin with," said Stephen Johnson, "that's why we love photography. And that's why I wrote this book." Stephen was referring to Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography, his latest published work that is a comprehensive examination of many facets of photography.

Mikkel Aaland on the Lightroom Adventure
Publish Date: Sep. 21, 2007

"I wanted real world experiences with Lightroom," said Mikkel Aaland during his interview at Photoshop World. "So we took 12 great photographers to Iceland to put this product to the test." Mikkel goes on to tell the story of how the Lightroom Adventure came about, including some great anecdotes from the trip. This knowledge and beautiful imagery is captured in Mikkel's latest book, Photoshop Lightroom Adventure.

Deke McClelland on Photoshop CS3
Publish Date: Sep. 21, 2007

"Finally we have nondestructive filters to work with," said Deke McClelland in his interview on the show floor of Photoshop World 07 in Las Vegas. During this discussion with Derrick Story, O'Reilly Digital Media Evangelist, Deke covered his favorite aspects of CS3, some old techniques he just can't let go of, and some great inside anecdotes about his latest book, Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One.

Teaching with Aperture - Ben Long Interview
Publish Date: Sep. 21, 2007

One of the most startling things teacher Ben Long learned about last summer, while teaching photography to teenagers, was the caliber of the students: their dedication and focus was impressive, as was the quality of their work. What also impressed Ben was how much easier it is to teach and manage a lab using Aperture. In this conversation with Derrick Story, Ben talks about Aperture in the classroom.

More on Export Plug-Ins
Publish Date: Jun. 19, 2007

Aperture made its WWDC debut with its first official session and an after-hours reception hosted by AUPN. Derrick Story sits down with Richard Kerris, Micah Walter, and David Schloss to talk about the latest in export plug-in development, hot plug-ins, Aperture Plugged In web site, and the Aperture Users Professional Network.