Apple has developed Aperture 3, the latest version of its raw-conversion and photo management software. It offers faster organization of a large number of images and offers more than 200 new features. Other improvements to this version include a new "faces and places" option that enables face detection and geotagging. Besides using recorded GPS information, the camera allows users to assign locations by dragging and dropping photos onto a map. An improved slideshow feature now combines photos and HD videos, while the brush feature allows...

Despite early fears of internet censorship by the Chinese government, professional photographers in Beijing this summer were able to capture and transmit a stunning array of images to the rest of the world during the 2008 Olympic Games.

The Associated Press wired up to 1,000 images per day from the more than 70 photographers they had assigned to cover the Games. Getty, as the official photo agency of the Games, brought more than 40 photographers to Beijing. Reuters photographers also took many photos but did no editing on-site...

YouSendIt has announced a new plug-in for Adobe's Photoshop. The YouSendIt plug-in allows designers to efficiently send files of any size directly from Photoshop. The plug-in is available for Photoshop CS2 and CS3 for Windows.
Eliminating the need for photographers and designers to struggle with FTP transfers, the plug-in lets the user burn a CD to mail to an overnight courier and eliminates e-mail bounce-backs from attachments that are larger than recipient networks usually allow.

Files sent through YouSendIt are secure and can be tracked with assured delivery and a receipt. The plug-in can be conveniently downloaded directly from the YouSendIt web site. Previously, YouSendIt released a direct-delivery plug-in for Apple Aperture. YouSendIt also offers beta versions of plug-ins that allow a user to send files directly from Microsoft Outlook and CorelDRAW.

Apple has updated its Aperture postproduction software for photographers. Aperture 1.1 features improved RAW image rendering in areas such as noise reduction, sharpening, and highlight recovery. A new set of advanced RAW controls allows photographers to adjust decode settings, such as boost, sharpening and chroma blur. A new built-in color meter displays pixel values in RGB, Lab or CMYK, and enhanced export controls make it easier to output images at specific resolutions and improve the handling of...

Earlier this year, Aperture Foundation bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award in Photography and Conservation upon Robert Glenn Ketchum (robertglennketchum.com). The award was presented during Aperture’s 50th anniversary gala at Sotheby’s New York. At the same ceremony, Henri Cartier-Bresson received the Aperture/Michael E. Hoffman Award.

Aperture is also publishing...