That should, read "I do use "previous conversion quite a bit". Paul On May 30, 2011, at 7:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I shoot RAW exclusively, but I don't batch process. I think every shot > deserves my personal attention. I use ACR, because I tend to do a bit of > PhotoShop work on some images, and I've become accustomed to the workflow. I > do use "previous conversion" art a bit as a starting point for conversions, > but I invariably tweak a bit. It usually takes me about 90 minutes to process > 40 pics, assuming they''re not for publication or for sale to a good customer. > > Paul > > > > > On May 30, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> G'day all >> >> First - a confession. >> >> I know it's a bit Kenny boy-ish - but I shoot mainly JPGs. >> >> There. >> >> I've said it. >> >> I feel unburdened somehow. >> >> I know I 'should' be shooting RAW and I do shoot RAW from time to time. >> And it's not that I don't understand its advantages, it's just that I >> struggle with the workflow. So I'm hoping for a bit of enlightenment. >> >> It seems to me that if you only shoot RAW, you have to have some system >> in place to batch process those images. There just aren't enough hours >> in the day to process each image individually. I have CS3 and I know >> that I can batch process a folder full of RAW images with Photoshop's >> File > Automate > Batch command (presumably Lightroom can do something >> similar), but here is where things get murky. >> >> So - I'm interested in how others go about the process while still >> retaining a measure of sanity. A few questions, then... >> >> Do you point your conversion software at a folder of RAW images and let >> it get on with the job while you watch the latest episode (or two) of >> Mythbusters? If so, isn't this just handing over the image processing >> function to software? Do you go back and 'tweak' the images? >> >> or >> >> Do you look at the JPG previews to decide which images are the 'Hero >> Images' (as the late Bruce Fraser called them) and restrict RAW >> conversion to those? >> >> If you batch convert the lot, do you convert to a lossless format (TIFF >> or PSD)? There doesn't seem to be much point in converting to JPG - you >> could do that in camera. >> >> Do you archive your 'second string' images as RAW, or do you convert to >> JPG and ditch the originals? >> >> What's the advantages of shooting RAW + JPG? (perhaps one advantage is >> that you could keep just the JPGs of your 'second string' images if you >> can't bring yourself to ditch them entirely). >> >> In summary - if you shoot RAW exclusively (or mainly), how do you manage >> the workflow and still have a life?? >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >> >> >> -- >> >> >> -- >> http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
