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December 27, 2007
What Happens To All Those Photos You Take?
If you don't know the answer to that question then it is about time you spend some time thinking about "Workflow." So what is workflow?
Workflow is everything that you do after you take the picture. It can be simple or complicated. My workflow might not work for you, there is no single perfect workflow. There however some basic elements to workflow.
- Acquiring the images from your camera
- Storing the images on the computer
- Processing the images
- Archiving the images
Sounds boring, eh? So why do I need to care?
Ahhhh, let me take you back a few days or weeks when you first got your new DSLR with that huge sensor of megapixels and the ability to fire the shutter 3-9 times per second. You take this beauty out take some picture of your son or daughter and you come back with a 4gig card full of pictures. So what do you do with all those pictures?
Having a consistent method for handling all those images will make your life much happier and increase the chance that someone will actually see some of those great pictures you took.
I have put a lot of thought into this because of the amount of pictures that I take at a typical event. Of course these are just a reference, your mileage may vary:
- hockey game: 150 - 300images
- wedding: 300 - 700 images
- swim meet: 200 - 300 images
- soccer game: 70 - 150 images
Stay tuned as I try to help you figure out what you should do with all of your great pictures. Shoot me questions and I will try to answer them the best I can.
I will leave you today with a fun read about Sports Illustrated's digital workflow from Rob Galbraith's Digital Photography Insights written in 2004.
Posted by Allen Clark at December 27, 2007 06:14 PM
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