The Apple Photos book for photographers : building your digital darkroom with photos and its powerful editing extensions

Apple's Photos for OS X app was designed from the ground up to help you organize, edit, and share your pictures and videos. While the interface appears simple, finding the hidden nuances of Photos is not so straightforward. There's more to this app than initially meets the eye. For photographers who are more than just casual snapshooters, or who are making the transition from Aperture or iPhoto, The Apple Photos Book for Photographers by Derrick Story shines a light on the true sophistication of this app and the ecosystem it taps into. From the point of view of a working photographer, Derrick provides everything you need to know to get the most out of the imaging tools built into Mac OS X and iCloud. Follow along with Derrick as he teaches you all about: ∞ Customizing the interface for organizing and viewing your images ∞ The thinking behind viewing options such as Moments, Collections, Years, and Albums ∞ Working with iCloud Photo Library to sync your photos across your devices ∞ Adding location data to your images so you can map your travels with your photos ∞ Editing your images with Photos' basic tools, yes, then going beyond with more advanced techniques ∞ Integrating third-party Editing Extensions into your workflow so you can build a digital darkroom tailored to your style of photography ∞ Creating projects such as books, cards, calendars, prints, and slideshows—and showing you how to create your own Fine Art Cards at home with just your Mac and an inkjet printer. ∞ Working with videos as well as still photos ∞ Sharing your images on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr Apple's Photos is a robust, all-in-one solution for managing, editing, and sharing your photos. And The Apple Photos Book for Photographers is all you need to make the most of this great imaging ecosystem! Cover 1 Table of Contents 7 1 First Things First 10 The Guy Before You 10 The Photos Library 12 Migrating from iPhoto or Aperture 14 Reviewing Your Application Preferences 16 Approach to Library Management 18 2 Finding Your Way Around 20 The First Time I Saw Photos 20 Top-Level Navigation 21 3 Make It Yours 32 Customizing Your World 32 First, the Interface 33 Moving Things Around 38 Getting the House in Order 42 4 Organizing Your Images 44 Default Organization in Photos 45 Albums and Folders 48 Application Albums 49 Albums You Create 50 Organizing the My Albums Area 50 Smart Albums 52 Using Faces to Help Organize a Library 53 How Does Faces Work? 54 Before We Move Forward 54 Adding People to Your Faces Album 55 Putting Faces to Work 57 Where You've Been Counts Too—A Look at Places 58 A Tip for Organizing Your Library 60 5 Basic Editing Techniques 62 The Basics Are Useful 62 Easy Editing Adjustments 62 Top-Level Editing Tools 63 Next-Level Editing Tools 66 This Concludes Round One 72 6 Advanced Editing Techniques 74 Making It Better 74 Picking Up Where We Left Off 75 Working with the Add Menu 75 Basic Tools in the Add Menu 77 The Detail Sliders 85 The Advanced Sliders 89 Tips to Improve Quality and Efficiency 95 Copy and Paste Adjustments 95 Working with RAW Files 97 Setting Your Default Adjustments Panel 98 Edit Your Best 99 Oh, and Just One More Thing . . . 100 7 Editing Extensions 102 Better Living Through Extensibility 102 Not All Extensions Are Created Equal 103 Finding and Managing Editing Extensions 104 Affinity Haze Removal 105 8 Outside the Mac 120 The Flight Home 120 iCloud Photography 121 Exporting Pictures 127 Alternatives for Backing Up Your Library 131 9 Geotagging and Metadata 134 Some Things Just Don't Mix 134 The Info Panel 135 Using Search in Photos for OS X 142 Metadata Badges 143 OK, Maybe It Wasn't Magical 144 10 Projects and Prints 146 Making it Real 146 The Projects Tab 147 Authoring a Slideshow 163 Final Thoughts on Presentation (and Stuff ) 166 Apple's Photos for OS X app was designed from the ground up to help you organize, edit, and share your pictures and videos. While the interface appears simple, finding the hidden nuances of Photos is not so straightforward. There's more to this app than initially meets the eye. For photographers who are more than just casual snapshooters, or who are making the transition from Aperture or iPhoto, The Apple Photos Book for Photographers by Derrick Story shines a light on the true sophistication of this app and the ecosystem it taps into. From the point of view of a working photographer, Derrick provides everything you need to know to get the most out of the imaging tools built into Mac OS X and iCloud. Follow along with Derrick as he teaches you all about: 8 Customizing the interface for organizing and viewing your images 8 The thinking behind viewing options such as Moments, Collections, Years, and Albums 8 Working with iCloud Photo Library to sync your photos across your devices 8 Adding location data to your images so you can map your travels with your photos 8 Editing your images with Photos' basic tools, yes, then going beyond with more advanced techniques 8 Integrating third-party Editing Extensions into your workflow so you can build a digital darkroom tailored to your style of photography 8 Creating projects such as books, cards, calendars, prints, and slideshows-and showing you how to create your own Fine Art Cards at home with just your Mac and an inkjet printer. 8 Working with videos as well as still photos 8 Sharing your images on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr Apple's Photos is a robust, all-in-one solution for managing, editing, and sharing your photos. And The Apple Photos Book for Photographers is all you need to make the most of this great imaging ecosystem! Résumé : From the point of view of a working photographer, this detailed guide provides everything you need to know to get the most out of the imaging tools built into Mac OS X and iCloud. -- Edited summary from book