Since buying my new Digital Camera I’m quite keen to arrange my photos in some kind of order so that they are easier to locate. When I attach my camera to the iMac it brings up the FujiFilm software which will then import my photos to a folder in Documents. It names the folder something like 2008_0330, based on the dates so it doesn’t exactly make finding the photos very easy.

Last week I downloaded the Aperture 2 trial version. I was pleased with the way I could import my photos directly from the camera and sort them into Events. Within there I could also touch up photos and make them look their best before exporting them to Flickr. The price tag for Aperture 2 is £129 and I was seriously considering purchasing. However, I decided to wait until the trial was over before making my mind up. I then fired up iPhoto 08 a few days back which is something I hadn’t bothered with since getting my iMac last October. Before iPhoto 08 I had very briefly used iPhoto 05 on my Mac Mini. Briefly was enough as I found it very limited, but since I had Photoshop I wasn’t too bothered about using another program for editing photos.

iPhoto 08 is a world apart from 05. Like Aperture I can sort my photos into Events and it has a number of touch-up tools, again very similar to Aperture. For my needs iPhoto 08 is absolutely perfect and best part is it’s all free with the Mac. I purchased FlickrExport for iPhoto (£12) a couple of days ago which means I can upload directly to Flickr from iPhoto. I am in the process of sorting my photos into Events, although I will only be adding ones taken with my new Fuji S5700 as they are the nicest ones

So, the iLife package has come in very useful, once again…even if it has taken me 5 months to discover it(!)