Hi all, I just wanted to describe my workflow in the hope that some advice may be given as to how i can adjust/improve or whther this workflow actually makes sense.
I guess im just after advice on whether i am over complicating things. I have described each stage and also a couple of questions er each stage.
So here goes
1 Connect 40d to laptop and open in 'my computer'
2 Copy the files from 40d (copy / Paste) to my RAW Negs folder in external harddrive. - Is this the best method of tranferring them from computer to laptop?
3 Paste to a new folder with a title that i recognise ie Pin Mill Shoot 24.09.08
4 Open lightroom
5 Import from current location. - I dont copy to anothe location and import as this eats up disk space.
6 Run through images deleting (from lightroom only) those that arent workable. ie bad compsure, overexposed etc Should i delete from file as well?
7 Perform basic adjustments in lightroom. Small corrections.Cropping, exposure, blacks, maybe even sturation etc.
8 right click the particular image and open with PSE 6
9 In elements 6 click auto contrast. Undo if i dont like result.
10 Perform any adjustments ie layers, dodging burning (i pretty much always burn the edges)
11 flatten image and sharpen. One click on auto sharpen is enough generally. Is auto sharpen the best way to go?
12 Save back down to the RAW negs folder, in same location as original raw, but as a Tiff file.
13 Close elements 6
14 Once saved, In lightroom i then have the original raw with minor adjustments, the tiff with major adjustments (if any were required) (tiffs being the elements adjusted)
15 Run through all photos and apply flags ie pick
16 Delete from Lightroom all non picks.
17 Export 1 set to a photos folder naming the folder ie Pin Mill Shoot 24.09.08 Jpegs. These are for easy sharing. Export a second set of adjusted images as Tiffs. These are for later work. Non lossy format for longevity.
18 Back up every couple of months to second hard drive and or disk.
Does this seem like a decent workflow or is it over the top. Am i making a meal of it. Lightroom 2 has the dodge and burn which would eliminate the PSE 6 for this but doesnt have layers which, although i dont use that much (hardly ever in fact), they do have their uses.
Also, for some reason I cant see the pics in adobe bridge. It has the thumbnails but no preview of the canon raw file
Any shortcuts, ideas and feedback greatly welcome
Many Thanks
Greg
I guess im just after advice on whether i am over complicating things. I have described each stage and also a couple of questions er each stage.
So here goes
1 Connect 40d to laptop and open in 'my computer'
2 Copy the files from 40d (copy / Paste) to my RAW Negs folder in external harddrive. - Is this the best method of tranferring them from computer to laptop?
3 Paste to a new folder with a title that i recognise ie Pin Mill Shoot 24.09.08
4 Open lightroom
5 Import from current location. - I dont copy to anothe location and import as this eats up disk space.
6 Run through images deleting (from lightroom only) those that arent workable. ie bad compsure, overexposed etc Should i delete from file as well?
7 Perform basic adjustments in lightroom. Small corrections.Cropping, exposure, blacks, maybe even sturation etc.
8 right click the particular image and open with PSE 6
9 In elements 6 click auto contrast. Undo if i dont like result.
10 Perform any adjustments ie layers, dodging burning (i pretty much always burn the edges)
11 flatten image and sharpen. One click on auto sharpen is enough generally. Is auto sharpen the best way to go?
12 Save back down to the RAW negs folder, in same location as original raw, but as a Tiff file.
13 Close elements 6
14 Once saved, In lightroom i then have the original raw with minor adjustments, the tiff with major adjustments (if any were required) (tiffs being the elements adjusted)
15 Run through all photos and apply flags ie pick
16 Delete from Lightroom all non picks.
17 Export 1 set to a photos folder naming the folder ie Pin Mill Shoot 24.09.08 Jpegs. These are for easy sharing. Export a second set of adjusted images as Tiffs. These are for later work. Non lossy format for longevity.
18 Back up every couple of months to second hard drive and or disk.
Does this seem like a decent workflow or is it over the top. Am i making a meal of it. Lightroom 2 has the dodge and burn which would eliminate the PSE 6 for this but doesnt have layers which, although i dont use that much (hardly ever in fact), they do have their uses.
Also, for some reason I cant see the pics in adobe bridge. It has the thumbnails but no preview of the canon raw file
Any shortcuts, ideas and feedback greatly welcome
Many Thanks
Greg
