Apple Aperture 3 Certification

We're now offering our fresh-out-of-the-gate Aperture 3 Certification Program from Apple!

This two-day course starts with image management basics and takes you step by step through Aperture's powerful editing, retouching, proofing, publishing, and archiving features. With complete coverage of Aperture's new features, learn to organize photos using Faces, Apple's face detection and recognition tool, take advantage of Places to find photos by where they were shot, and retouch images precisely with new nondestructive edge-aware brushes. Create advanced slideshows that include HD videos, titles, and layered soundtracks, using the full-screen Browser to browse and edit. Real-world exercises feature professional photography from a variety of genres, including, fashion, sports, wedding, commercial, and landscape.

Aperture 3 is being run from January 8-9th, 2011 (2 days) 9:30am - 5:00pm.

Who Should Attend?

This class is for anyone who wants to learn the fundamental functionality of Aperture, Apple's groundbreaking photo editing and management software. Aperture 3 delivers more than 200 new features and enhancements that combine powerful performance with iPhoto simplicity.

What You Will Learn:

  • Importing multi format images including RAW from a variety of media including iPhoto, disks and media cards
  • Managing and adding metadata
  • Using projects, albums and Smart Albums to organize images
  • Evaluating images using a variety of display methods and techniques including the Light Table
  • Indexing Photos with Faces and Places
  • Non-destructively adjusting and stylizing images for web and print production
  • Delivering images as files, books, web galleries and web journals and backing up Libraries, Project and individual images
  • Creating automated workflows for photo shoot production

Prerequisites:

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

  • Knowledge of the Mac OSX
  • Knowledge of basic photography terminology


The two-day Aperture 3 course is $325+GST, which is the lowest price in Canada for this kind of training.

Questions:

If you have any questions or want more information regarding the Aperture 3 course, or challenging an apple certification exam, please email Kert Gartner, our Certification Co-ordinator at kert@newmediamanitoba.com.


About the Instructor

Ian McCausland photo Ian McCausland
Apple Certified Aperture Instructor

About Ian

Ian McCausland Photography exists to provide visual solutions for his customers, by creating high quality images, so that his clients can effectively communicate their ideas. He believes that high quality images are a key component to a successful marketing strategy for all types of businesses.

Ian is a certified Apple Trainer and has been working as a professional photographer since 1988. His early adoption of digital imaging has allowed him to become a market leader in providing high quality images for a variety of clients, locally, nationally, and internationally.

A life long Winnipeger, Ian attributes his success to all the challenges a small market like Winnipeg presents. With limited resources but resilience and dedication, Ian has become one of the top commercial photographers in the city.

Ian is a member of the GDC, NMM, and a member of CAPIC. He lives in the west side of Winnipeg with his wife and son.

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