Digitalopia

Over the last few months I have tried to ensure that Digitalopia remains true to its original direction of ‘Digital Photography with the Apple Mac, from Amateur to Professional’. However, my interest, experience and work goes well beyond digital photography and the Mac platform.

I have decided to expand the scope of Digitalopia to include all aspects of my involvement with computing and digital technology, not just being limited to digital photography and the Mac platform. Whilst I can say that a large part of my personal computing is with digital photography, I would also like to share my experiences and thoughts with regards other areas of computing, from the trials and tribulations of using Vista Media Center to building a Linux NAS server from scratch. I will also be expanding beyond the Mac platform, including my adventures with Microsoft, Linux and the occasional foray into Unix.

Note that I will be continuing to share my passion for digital photography and the Mac platform, including my journey into Aperture 2 and the new Aperture plug-in architecture.

I hope that you continue to enjoy the articles that we put together.

Welcome to Digitalopia. As the tag-line reads, this site is about ‘Digital Photography with the Apple Mac, from Amateur to Professional’.

The following main categories divide up the Digitalopia content.

Apple Hardware - Covering the wide range of Apple hardware that we use for digital photography. We will also cover third-party hardware such as NAS and RAID solutions.

Apple Software - From Mac OSX hints and tips to third-party applications to help you in your work with digital photography.

iPhoto - Included with iLife (and all new Mac’s), iPhoto provides a comprehensive and feature rich photo management and adjustment solution. Its ability to output books, calenders and Web sites helps it to provide a full end-to-end solution for most users.

Aperture - For those seeking more powerful photo management and advanced adjustment capabilities (especially when working with RAW photos), Aperture provides the necessary feature-set for the advanced amateur or professional photographer.

Photography - General photography news, reviews and articles will be included.

Stock Photography - As an aside, I am attempting to build a stock photography portfolio. I will be taking you on my journey from the very start, with picking the right agency, the right photos and tips and techniques to help your photos sell.

We hope you enjoy reading Digitalopia as much as we enjoy producing it.