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Getting Ready

In the Library inspector, select the Canadian Road Trip project in the Travel folder.

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Click the Split View button in the toolbar.

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Select the Canada 015 image.

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Select this image.

You’ll make several versions of this image and apply adjustments to it.

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Try This

Create new versions of an image
With the Canada 015 image selected, choose Photos > New Version from Master.

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Choose Photos > New Version from Master two more times to create four versions of

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the image, as shown below.

Apply a Quick Fixes adjustment preset to an image
Select the second version of the Canada 015 image.

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Click the Adjustments tab in the Inspector pane to display the Adjustments inspector.

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Adjustments tab

Choose an adjustment
preset here.

Choose Quick Fixes > Auto Enhance from the Presets pop-up menu.

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Aperture applies an adjustment that automatically enhances the image.

Apply a Color adjustment preset to an image
Select the third version of the Canada 015 image.

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Choose Color > Sepia Tone (High Contrast) from the Presets pop-up menu.

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Aperture applies a Sepia Tone adjustment preset to the image.

Apply a Black & White adjustment preset to an image
Select the fourth version of the Canada 015 image.

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Choose Black & White > Higher Contrast (Grade 2) from the Presets pop-up menu.

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Aperture applies the Black & White adjustment preset to the image. Your four versions
now have four different looks.