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vikasmg · 01/01/08, 01:26 AM

I'm not a professional though I have been shooting pictures for several years. I like to keep things simple so here goes:

1. Copy pictures from the SD card or wherever I've backed them up into a folder called "001 From Camera". I generally import them into a subfolder with the date and a short description like "20071225 Chrismas day party". I generally shoot RAW/DNG but if I shoot RAW+JPG I copy everything over.

2. Import the folder into the Lightroom Library (I'm not sure why I don't copy the files over using Lightroom itself, but I just find it easier using two Finder windows.

3. Within lightroom, rename all files straight away using a Date/Sequence/Description format like "20071225 - 0023 Christmas day party". Conveniently Lightroom shows you only the RAW files (if available) but renames both the RAW files and their corresponding JPGs.

4. Review and delete files from within Lightroom (even though I can't get it to stop asking me if I only want to remove the image from the library or delete it from the disk!)

5. Review and develop images within Lightroom. I only occasionally venture into PhotoShop partly because most of the photography I do doesn't require it and partly because I don't have the time. During this process I also flag images I really like and once I'm done with the lot I review images I have not flagged to see if I should delete them.

6. Finally from within Lightroom I move the images to appropriate folders sometimes these are usefully classified but sometimes not. In any case my ambition (not yet achieved) is to clear everything in the "001 From Camera" folder within a week or two.

7. If I intend to share images with others (for instance after that Christmas party) I will generally post the images in a PBase gallery with restricted access and e-mail people to let them know I have done so - with a request that if anyone wants high resolution versions of the images they should get back to me within a week because I may delete a number of the images after that. I generally avid deleting such images for about a month to give people more float time than they think they have.

8. If I'm shoting for work (I'm an architect) my images are generally classified in folders first by location and then by building type etc. For the rest I'm dependent on keyword searches. If they are travel pictures that are not building related they are generally in folders by date and location. Frequently there's an overlap but that's life.

Cheers.

- Vikas

01/01/08, 01:26 AM	#48 (permalink)
vikasmg Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/27/05 Location: Singapore Posts: 106	Re: Workflow examples I'm not a professional though I have been shooting pictures for several years. I like to keep things simple so here goes: 1. Copy pictures from the SD card or wherever I've backed them up into a folder called "001 From Camera". I generally import them into a subfolder with the date and a short description like "20071225 Chrismas day party". I generally shoot RAW/DNG but if I shoot RAW+JPG I copy everything over. 2. Import the folder into the Lightroom Library (I'm not sure why I don't copy the files over using Lightroom itself, but I just find it easier using two Finder windows. 3. Within lightroom, rename all files straight away using a Date/Sequence/Description format like "20071225 - 0023 Christmas day party". Conveniently Lightroom shows you only the RAW files (if available) but renames both the RAW files and their corresponding JPGs. 4. Review and delete files from within Lightroom (even though I can't get it to stop asking me if I only want to remove the image from the library or delete it from the disk!) 5. Review and develop images within Lightroom. I only occasionally venture into PhotoShop partly because most of the photography I do doesn't require it and partly because I don't have the time. During this process I also flag images I really like and once I'm done with the lot I review images I have not flagged to see if I should delete them. 6. Finally from within Lightroom I move the images to appropriate folders sometimes these are usefully classified but sometimes not. In any case my ambition (not yet achieved) is to clear everything in the "001 From Camera" folder within a week or two. 7. If I intend to share images with others (for instance after that Christmas party) I will generally post the images in a PBase gallery with restricted access and e-mail people to let them know I have done so - with a request that if anyone wants high resolution versions of the images they should get back to me within a week because I may delete a number of the images after that. I generally avid deleting such images for about a month to give people more float time than they think they have. 8. If I'm shoting for work (I'm an architect) my images are generally classified in folders first by location and then by building type etc. For the rest I'm dependent on keyword searches. If they are travel pictures that are not building related they are generally in folders by date and location. Frequently there's an overlap but that's life. Cheers. - Vikas