Apple releases Aperture 3.0.1

February 25th, 2010
Yesterday evening, after returning from the opening of the new British Journal of Photography, I had the nice surprise of finding an automatic update waiting for me: Aperture 3.0.1. Yesterday I was really concerned about the lack of information about the issues I had in these weeks, and I was seriously considering installing LightRoom 3. I was very tempted. Luckily the update arrived and at a first glance, it solves the many issues that have haunted me. I had some time to test it and I have to admit that it is much more stable and fast, the continuous swapping between...

Aperture 3 and the pain of a photographer

February 23rd, 2010
I think Apple products are generally great. Their design, the usability and, in general, the experience of using them is simply fantastic, but if I have never been proud of one side of Apple is the way they treat their customers. My issue with Aperture 3 does not fall short on this.
Everything started few weeks ago, when Apple finally released the third instalment of their photo management software: Aperture. I have been an Aperture user since it version 1 and I have always loved it Differently from other photography management software it has always been an application for photographers, not...