Apple Aperture User Manual
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Chapter 13
Grouping Images with Smart Albums
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By instituting specific keyword schemes, you can create Smart Albums that are
automatically updated with specific kinds of images.
For example, you might create Smart Albums that:
 Collect images of certain poses or subjects, such as head shots, images of particular
models, or sports scenes
 Collect images based on business information, such as purchase date, payment, or
amount due
 Collect images suitable for a specific purpose, such as for distribution on the web or
submission to stock photography houses
 Gather the best images of your collection into a portfolio of poster images that you
use to present or introduce your work
 Automatically gather a project’s select images
As you complete projects throughout the year, Smart Albums are automatically
updated with images that match their search criteria.
You might also use Smart Albums to explore different aspects of your photography.
For example, you can create temporary collections of images based on technical data
such as camera model, exposure, or lens type as you investigate technical influences
on your images.
You can quickly create a Smart Album to review images and then delete it. Or, you can
create Smart Albums that hold permanent and expanding collections of images. Using
Smart Albums can become a handy way to relieve yourself from slow reviews of
images that you are required to track periodically.