[X4U] Macs & photography mailing list?

[Thomas Noel]

I have followed your contributions here and elsewhere for years. Nice  
to give back a little.

The current version of iPhoto is a good starter program for both  
organization and minor editing, and is tightly integrated with the  
other Mac OS features, as I am sure you are aware. I import all  
photos into iPhoto first just for the ease of use to quickly post to  
web or email Like all the choices for organization, the value of the  
program depends on the user's willingness to add proper metadata to  
the images. The Smart Album feature is very useful IF YOU TAG!.  
iPhoto does have a practical limit of how many images can be in one  
collection and still remain responsive. "iPhoto Library Manager"  
allows the use of multiple Libraries to avoid this problem.

The next step up for many is "iView Media Pro" or "Extensis  
Portfolio". I don't use either.

Apple's new ProApp "Aperture" is specifically targeted as a workflow  
enhancer.  Intended to be a light table for initial sorting of  
keepers vs chaff, as well as cropping,  rotation,  tagging, editing,  
etc. I'm just breaking the surface with this app myself. There is a  
list for Aperture: groups.yahoo.com/group/aperture.

If you are using or intend to use Photoshop CS2, please explore the  
functions of the "Bridge" utility for organizing and tagging your  
images. It is right there anyway, and may be all that you need for  
light table functions.

Explore the NAPP website (National Assoc. of Photoshop  
Professionals). Membership gets access to much useful info and many  
retail discount deals. Discounts alone will pay for the membership,  
especially if you need printing supplies or services.

See you on the lists...

Tom


On Dec 31, 2005, at 1:25 PM, Stroller wrote:

> I do read DP review & have encountered FredMiranda.com, but firstly  
> I want to find a forum that concentrates on working with digital  
> photography on a Mac and secondly I'd prefer a mailing list if  
> possible. I'm sure I saw such a list mentioned on here a while back.
>
> Stroller.
>
>
> I prefer mailing lists and