Mark Roberts wrote:
Christine Aguila wrote:
Even with digital, I still try to get the best photo in-camera
to keep the post-capture processing down.
....
This is my approach *exactly*: I try to get the capture as close to
perfect as I can - just like I did with film - with the goal of doing
as little post-processing as possible
.... I'll come back to the best shots to give them extra time
and fine tuning (and to further delete the shots that a week's
perspective has let me see aren't as good as I fists believed/hoped!)
But with most collections we're talking about 2-5 shots out of every
100 or so that get extra time...
The rare, portfolio-grade, shot will get additional attention in
Photoshop.
I'd say the rare, portfolio-grade shots won't need further attention :-)
Being able to put aside the evaluation of your shots for a week or
more seems to be a crucial part of the process for me.
How about a month to a year or two?
The extra time
provides perspective and seems to let me be more objective about my
own work. It's then easier to see which shots really stand out and
which need to go into the bit bucket.
I shoot digital like I shot film, pretty much... But I like to look at
the LCD when shooting something
that isn't moving to get the framing and the DOF and sharpness right in
the camera.
When I get home I download the RAWs and extract the jpgs - because my
zoom browser slide show
wont display RAWS... I keep the jpgs next to the RAWS in the same folder
.. then I jot down the
numberof the frame and put the ones I like best in photoshop to look
at... The jpgs are low res
and are only useful for subject most of the time...
But i keep virtually everything I've downloaded - on a 500 gig external
harddrive. The stuff I really like
I make sure to upload to smugmug as another way to back up the stuff .
I use a combo of name and number to name the files I've decided are
worth showing people... or that
I treasure personally.
Kepping outtakes is important to me for order... they have exposure and
date and time etc so work
as a "where was I when" reminder - sometimes I even take a picture of
something just for that purpose
but It would never get to the public.
ann the blabbermouth
http://annsan.smugmug.com
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