Creating a sun-bleached photo effect in Aperture

Someone asked me how I got the sunbleached faded photo treatment from this photo (mouseover to see original):

Our fearless leader
Our fearless leader Pier 38, South of Market, San Francisco, California Olympus E-P2, Lumix G HD 14-14 f/4-5.8 OIS 1/400sec @ ƒ8, iso 200, 103mm (206mm)

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Looking behind

I’ve always said that the best camera is the one you have on you, and I’ve mentioned that that cameraphones have a lot of versatility.

I haven’t been shooting seriously in over a year and my cameras are screaming for me to take this stuff seriously again.

Even my iPhone camera.

With my car finally back from the shop, my rear mirror finally repaired, me in the passenger side, and the latest burger from McDonald’s in my lap, I felt a lot of regret I couldn’t snap this with my Leica or Panasonic LX1. But then I remembered I was charging my iPhone…

Ferry Building
Ferry Building Embarcadero, Waterfront, San Francisco, California Apple iPhone 3G f/2.8, 3.85mm (37mm) View Large On Black

iPhone as a serious photographic tool after the jump