Operation Manual

Capturing Images as You Work
For certain kinds of shoots, such as product shoots done within your office studio, you
may want to immediately see test shots on your computer to check on lighting and other
production factors. You can connect your camera directly to your computer and have
each shot immediately appear in an Aperture project as you shoot. You can review an
image in detail, make production changes, and then shoot and immediately see the
results again. This process is called tethered shooting, and it’s ideal for checking the details
of a shot while setting up the final shot.
Note: For a list of cameras that Aperture supports for tethered shooting, go to
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4176. See your camera’s manual for information about
setting up your camera for tethered shooting.
To use tethered shooting, you first connect your camera to the computer using a USB or
FireWire cable. You then select a project for the images to be stored in. Aperture provides
a Tether Settings dialog for specifying your tethered shooting settings, and you can also
use this dialog to specify any other import settings (just as you would normally specify
import settings in the Import browser).
After starting a session, you can use Aperture to view and capture images. You use the
Aperture Tether HUD to control your camera and take photos as you work.
To set up Aperture for tethered shooting
1 Connect your camera to your computer.
2 In the Library Inspector, select the project you want the images captured to.
3 Choose File > Tether > Start Session.
169Chapter 4 Importing Images