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December 27, 2013
iPhoto Sucks
So, in theory, iPhoto is the way to go. But, in practice, no serious photographer would use it because it just sucks so hard.
I have 3 different iPhoto Libraries. And a limited understanding of PhotoStream. In theory, PhotoStream is one of those things that's supposed to "Just Work" (Apple TM). Instead, it's one of those things that "Doesn't work for shit" right now.
I followed these directions and deleted every photo off of my miserable little MacBook because it had become so incomprehensibly slow since my trip through Latin America. Then, today, it started downloading all of these stupid photos from PhotoStream, which I didn't want, of course. It downloaded about a thousand photos. I deleted them all from iPhoto using the delete key, as instructed. And that was the last time my PhotoStream worked.
Now, when I create a photostream, it says it uploads some photos, but never asks who I want to share them with, etc. And then it just tells me it's done. But it never lets me share any photos with anyone. Arggghhh!!!!
First of all, I'm trying to determine what release of iPhoto I'm using. This appears to be nearly impossible to determine. Good job, Apple. Well played.
If I go to iPhoto - About iPhoto - Mine says iPhoto '11 Version 9.3.2.
On Sarah's, it says iPhoto '11 version 9.4.1.
If I go to iPhoto - Preferences - Photo Stream, I'm noticing some differences between her version and mine. She has an option that I don't have that says "Shared Photo Streams" and is checked. I don't have this. Hmmmmm...
I have no idea what iCloud is, so maybe that's part of my problem, I dunno.
I clicked on Apple - Software Update and searched for "iPhoto". There is an update out there, but to install it, it wants me to apply an OS update first. So, I reluctantly agreed. As best as I can tell, I'm updating from 10.8 to 10.8.5.
I tried to go to Apple's iCloud, but I'm not sure what my Apple ID is. Hmmmm...
OK. So, I got signed into the iCloud, but I don't see any photos out there, of course.
I finally was able to download an updated version of iPhoto. It now says I'm at release 9.4.3 of iPhoto.
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 27, 2013 at 9:58 PM
Comments
You might want to look at Apple's Aperature or Adobe's Lightroom for managing your photos; although I've never used either, nor iPhoto for that matter.
Posted by: Robert on December 30, 2013 at 8:13 AM