Workflow refers to the actions a photographer takes to produce a finished product. This includes the process from taking a file from the camera, through editing on a computer to printing the file (and more).
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How do I track what has been published to flickr from Lightroom?
I'm not so much interested in which method to use for publishing (like this question), I'm more interested in how I should go about marking images as "selected for publishing" and keeping track of ...
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Tagging stuff: plural or singular?
My photo collection is pretty meagre but I've noticed that over time I seem to have moved between tagging photos with the plural of a noun, like "bridges" or "mountains" and at other times, the ...
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In which order should I edit a photo between Lightroom and Photoshop?
Quick question: I currently use Lightroom and have Photoshop installed. If I intend to make an edit to a photo in Photoshop should I make my raw adjustments in Lightroom first then perform my ...
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Is there photo analysis software which will pre-sort images by identifying potential technical problems?
I recently went on vacation and took close to 1,000 photographs. As usual there are some good ones, bad ones, blurry ones, etc.
In order to expedite post-processing, I was wondering if there is any ...
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Is there a way to sort Lightroom images by 'edit' status?
Usually my workflow involves 'picking/flagging' photos to edit and leaving the rest alone (RAW files that is). However, sometimes I jump right in and start editing before rating/picking. In that ...
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What's the best number of shots to combine to produce an HDR photo?
What's the optimal number of shots to produce a high dynamic range
Does it vary from scene to scene? Do the capabilities or limitations of my camera factor in?
Are there different HDR techniques ...
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Should I perform the final color space conversion before or after final sharpening of an image?
When preparing an image for the web (or other media), the last two steps is usually to resize the image to the desired resolution and sharpen it at that resolution. However, when working in a ...
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What Photoshop plugins are must haves?
When you as a photographer edit your photos in Photoshop (after some processing using Camera Raw or Lightroom) are there any Plug-ins/Actions/etc. (free or paid) that are must haves for you as a ...
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How To work with Pick and Reject in Lightroom?
I'm new in Lightroom and looking for Pick/Reject Workflows strategies. Actually I'm following the Workflow suggested at the lighroomlab.com (Using Pick and Reject Flags in Lightroom) which roughly ...
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What are the differences of bringing RAW or JPEG into Photoshop?
Most of my images are in RAW format. When I bring an image into Photoshop, does it make a difference whether it's a JPEG or RAW? I understand the difference between JPEGs and RAW images. I'm just ...
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What are the differences between Picasa and Lightroom, other than price?
I've heard about Adobe Lightroom before, but never really understood what's so great about it, or why you'd pay for it when you can get Picasa for free.
I know Lightroom probably has more ...
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Is there an EXIF standard for tagging people in photographs?
There are a number of websites that let you tag people in photos, such as Facebook and now flickr, but is there an EXIF standard for tagging who is in a photo, and where they are?
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Is there any amateur software for organizing & tagging photos across multiple computers?
I travel a lot, and would like to be able to edit, tags and organize photos from two separate machines. Sometimes my wife may be doing it from the home computer while I am doing it from a laptop while ...
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Photo sorting software / method / workflow [closed]
Finally went with a DSLR, Nikon D5100 after deliberating for a few years. (Not that I was in a hurry – I don't particularly need a DLSR but really like to take photographs, so time wasn't an issue.)
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In Lightroom, how can I move a set of filtered images preserving the folder order?
I'd like to move all my raw (.nef) files in my Lightroom catalog to another hard drive to free up space. However, I want to preserve the folder structure from the source drive to the other hard ...
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Can I apply a Photoshop smart filter to multiple layers, for a better sharpening workflow?
Is there a way to apply one smart filter to multiple layers?
I'm trying to figure out a better CS5 Photoshop sharpening workflow using smart filters. I am working with scanned film.
Before ...
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Can you clarify a better workflow for bracketed exposure HDR 360-panoramas?
After reading the thread about HDR Panorama workflow I was a bit confused. I need some help with clarification. In my current workflow I have to edit the nadir shot(s) using The GIMP. I do my best to ...
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How to create frames from layers in Photoshop extended? [closed]
Is there a way to automatically create frames from layers in a Photoshop document?
Bridge lets you open several images into one Photoshop document as layers, now I would like to get these layers ...
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How to improve my current workflow?
To handle a large number of pics a a smooth and efficient workflow is needed.
I am currently doing the following, which I find too cumbersome and annoying. This has a bad effect on my pics, which ...
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Windows-based tethered workflow and automation solution?
I'm setting up a product photography area for a client, where they have a camera (probably a Canon DSLR) tethered to a Windows laptop.
The ideal workflow would be one where the client could shoot, ...
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What are the benefits of using Collections in Adobe Lightroom?
I use Lightroom a lot (and love it), but I don't use Collections at all, instead just preferring to keep photos in folders, and then tag/flag/pick within that. People often rave about Collections, ...
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How should I use Lightroom for processing for photo lab prints?
I'm a recent Lightroom convert, and I've come to appreciate its built-in workflow for library management and developing. I'm still stymied by printing, however, because I want to use an online lab ...
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How to identify my good pictures?
I am a learner. Taking out the camera and taking photos has been easier than choosing the good ones after coming back home.
I usually go out and take pictures and when I come back I find it ...
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How do you select the 10 best images from a set of 300? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's a good strategy for choosing which photos to keep?
I have read that photographers are rarely the best editors of their own images. As digital cameras make it ...
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How should one best manage large collections of photographs?
With gigabytes of pictures accumulating over time, I'm wondering what systems (software, strategies, etc.) people are using to keep track of their collections? Let's say you remember a picture and you ...
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Is there a way to delete RAW files from Aperture?
I currently shoot everything in RAW+JPEG and import into Aperture as pairs. I have a large number of photos that I have not (and will not) make adjustments to and it would be nice to remove the RAW ...
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Is there any system or software that will allow a non-technical user to print pictures simply?
My wife broke her point-and-shoot camera, so we're in the market for a replacement.
One of her friends has an older Kodak, and I believe it has a dock that is directly attached to a printer — ...
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Lightroom Import alternative?
Just returned from a vacation and processed my pics. Then realized what I really use Lightroom for and it's mainly the advanced import function to be able to rename files into my preferred hierarchy:
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Is there a typical settings order before shooting?
Suppose we have time to shoot with an DSLR. Before actually shooting, some settings have to be adjusted to get a picture. Suppose we have a brand new DSLR in hand and every setting has to be defined.
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Why store both JPEG and raw?
DSLRs often have the ability to store both a JPEG and a raw file.
Given that the primary benefit of in-camera JPEG over raw is the smaller filesize, and that JPEG+raw is going to store even more data ...
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What's good photo management software for dealing with a huge library?
My wife's computer has probably 100 GBs of photos--thousands upon thousands of photos. We've been using Windows Live Photo Gallery (Windows 7) and things have been pretty good. The features and ...
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iPhoto and Aperture — Good workflow?
I just recently bought Aperture 3 and I already have iPhoto 11.
My iPhoto has thousands of pictures. Many are dupes. Many are low quality from a 1MP (yeah, remember those?) camera.
However, I have ...
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What is the optimal order of post-processing steps?
I know it's best to do as much post-processing before converting from RAW, but in cases where it's not possible - what is the optimal order of post-processing steps (like noise removal, dust-spot ...
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Aperture metadata preset with location
I like to include location data in my photos, but none of my cameras have GPS built-in. Since I shoot in a lot of the same locations (home, the park, my parent’s house), I was hoping I could create a ...
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Why pick DPP over Aperture?
My standard workflow is: take pictures in RAW -> import into Aperture -> append metadata info -> go through shots and filter out the bad ones -> do basic adjustments in Aperture -> use Nik plugins or ...
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Is there a way for two users to simultaneously use the same Lightroom catalog?
I recently hired a friend to help me edit some pictures in Lightroom, but we need to use the same catalog. Is there a way for both of us to use the catalog simultaneously on two different computers, ...
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Which is best as part of a fast workflow: Picasa, Lightroom, Photoshop or other?
Im looking to expand on my workflow after a shoot.
Today my workflow consists of moving images from my SD card to my computer, using Picasa in a very basic d way... (Crop, im feeling lucky and maybe ...
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iPhone photo download workflow for ONLY new photos onto Mac
[Cross posting this from SuperUser since I have a bounty on it and have no replies yet, hopefully will get more attention here ;)]
I'm finding my iPhone photo download workflow to be a bit ...
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What workflow should I use for processing RAW photos in Lightroom?
I started shooting in RAW, and I use Adobe Lightroom.
What workflow would you recommend to use for the processing?
I will really appreciate a detailed description of the steps (or a link to one).
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Preview photos directly on laptop?
I'm going to help a friend taking a large number of product images and I'm wondering how I can easily preview the images on a computer screen without removing the card in my camera? I will be using a ...
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What workflow do you follow for managing your photography?
I hear that this is the most vital to store/manage/edit and other tasks. What is your ideal workflow?
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What workflow will preserve color accuracy?
My current workflow as regards color spaces is this:
Shoot in Adobe98 colorspace in RAW.
Process on a calibrated Mac monitor (I believe that the gamma is 2.2) using Lightroom
Produce jpgs in sRGB ...
