The technique of using Appleis Aperture software
in tethered mode was explained in an article at OiReillyis
Digital Media Website on Tuesday.
There are advantages to having a digital SLR camera connected (tethered) to
a Macintosh during shooting. The images are stored
on the hard disk immediately after each frame is shot, and
if the computer is using a backup system or RAID storage,
an additional level of data security is added. The technique
is particularly useful in a real-time mode
where user interaction with the photo, via Aperture, is desired in quick succession
as opposed to post-production.
The article pointed to several valuable resources including
Appleis Pro UK site that explains how to use an application
called Aperture Hot Folder in concert with Aperture
to shoot in tethered mode.
Additional, simpler techniques using Automator are explained.
The more complex tethered modes are not possible on all cameras. However,
Canon and Nikon digital SLRs support tethered shooting.
For simpler operations, such as simply
tripping the shutter remotely, Image Capture, on every Mac OS X system,
provides support for a large number of cameras.
This was an excellent tutorial on the utilization of
Aperture with tethered shooting, time-lapse
photography and digital image work flow automation with Appleis Automator.