Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jay, The colour space issue is another one which I had little concept about. So much to learn ;-) Cheers > Alastair, > I do exactly the same as Nathan, except that I dont sharpen - I do that > just before printing depending on the size of the print. Another point > is all photos are in Adobe RGB colour space, except JPEGs which are in > sRGB. If you want some time saving script based conversion programs, to > be used from Bridge, from one of the authors of Photoshop, check out > Russel Brown's site: > > http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> Thanks for taking the time and effort to document this: it is exactly >> the sort of help I need: prior to this its all been a bit of a game. >> >> Cheers >> >> On 05/11/2006, at 18:35, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> Hi Alastair, >>> >>> FWIW, here is my workflow. >>> >>> 1) Take the pictures--no chimping or deleting in-camera. I shoot RAW >>> exclusively. >>> 2) Copy the contents of the CF card(s) into a "Canon dump" folder on >>> my computer. >>> 3) Go through that folder with a suitable image browsing tool >>> (ACDSee when working on the PC, Photo Mechanic when working on the >>> Mac) to weed out the losers. >>> 4) The remaining RAW images are copied to an external hard drive as >>> backup no. 1. >>> 5) I then open the images in Photoshop and make all the levels, >>> cropping and other corrections as needed. The resulting images are >>> saved as TIFF files and are also backed up to the external hard drive. >>> 6) The images that I want to print or post on the web are sharpened >>> and saved as PSD files. >>> 7) The images that I post on the web are of course converted to JPEGs. >>> >>> A second backup of the RAW and TIFF images that have resulted from >>> the above is made by burning these files onto archival DVDs (which I >>> keep in my office). Once this second backup is made, I delete the >>> files from the computer, keeping only the PSD files there. I do not >>> backup the PSD files, since the only difference between those and >>> the TIFFs is the sharpening, so if my internal hard drive crashes, I >>> can easily recreate the images from the TIFFs which are backed up in >>> two places (external HD and DVDs). >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Alastair Firkin wrote: >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> Now that my digital work will be more than happy snaps from the >>>> Diglux 1, I have been considering "workflow". How should I work, >>>> please help. >>>> >>>> My initial plan was to have enough storage and to that end, I have >>>> bought 4 x 300 gig hard drives to store and sort the images. >>>> >>>> I have been using iView and iPhoto, BUT iView does not allow you to >>>> look at full images from RAW files anymore (part of the Microsoft >>>> take over and the bundling with Phase One software), so I have been >>>> playing with Adobe: I bought CS2 some time ago and "filing" in >>>> bridge and using "camera RAW SEEMS a good combination, BUT the RAW >>>> work seems better at the moment in LightRoom beta: any comments. >>>> >>>> So at the moment I thought: >>>> 1. take images in RAW >>>> 2. transfer to a "holding" folder titled "new images" >>>> 3. Review images in ? iView/lightroom/aperture/bridge >>>> 4. Rate images as a)junk to trash, b)record image never likely to >>>> make a print bigger than 6 x 4 and c)"potential" images >>>> 5. Throw out the a images, convert the b images to jpeg files and >>>> keep the c images as RAW (but what kind of RAW I have yet to fully >>>> understand) >>>> 6. Label the images with key words (does anyone have a standard >>>> "list") and comments: >>>> -- here I have a problem. iView had a great comments area BUT it >>>> does not seem to "map" to the comments area of the other >>>> programmes. Putting comments in the Bridge area seems more >>>> flexible, but they do not turn up in iView --- I am thinking my >>>> days using iView are now numbered, and this saddens me as I just >>>> paid for an upgrade, and its been a good workhorse for so long and >>>> I have so many comments already filed in it including all the FOM2 >>>> stuff >>>> 7. transfer the folders to the hard disc stores : this perhaps >>>> should be done before labels but I think bridge or lightroom can >>>> "follow" where they have gone and are "stored" >>>> 8. remove the images from the new image folder to free up the >>>> computers basic hard disc again >>>> 9. Begin working on the c images, and make displays for web and >>>> printing >>>> 10. go out and do it again. >>>> >>>> As you can see, I want to start with a basic plan and keep to it >>>> for at least 12 months to try to get some order and filing in my >>>> system, rather than the current mess. >>>> >>>> Thanks for any comments and help >>>> >>>> Cheers and here's luck >>>> >>>> Alastair >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Almere, The Netherlands >>> >>> Opportunistic Image Acquisition >>> >>> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http:// >>> www.greatpix.eu >>> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >>> >>> Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >>> Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com >>> >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >