#effectiveworkflow

Today in imaging we refined our workflow and identified best practice as a group, it was really helpful, and, as always, the detail of classmates’ work helps improve my own.

Capture:

    Shoot in Raw & Large Jpeg

     Set up your colour space SRGB or AdobeRGB

    Check your white balance – use a 24 Colour card or an 18% Grey                card (in initial shot this allows us to colour match and keep accurate exposure)

Import:

    Use Adobe Downloader or Lightroom

     Make sure you know your folder pathways

    Adjust your Metadata

o  Copyright

o  Rights reserved – have a pre-set so these can be batched.

o  Keywords* multiple words - these help us find files more easily.

o  Change filename

Edit

   Open in Bridge or Lightroom

     Pick/Unpick images using flags

     Trash useless photos

     Rate according to your needs

Optimise

    Colour correct/Adjust white balance Adjust exposure*

     Lens correction *

     Use Curves/Histogram to adjust blacks, contrasts, highlight*.

     Work on individual images

               *this can be batched for shots taken in same settings e.g. Studio

Export – Post Production

   Use photoshop to retouch

     Sharpen for output* especially for inkjet printing

     Use a photoshop Layer to add Borders

     Colour blend, Grade, Burn and or Dodge.

     Resize – DO THIS IN PHOTSHOP

     File type – Jpeg, web, Layers

Output

Consider whether you will use a Giclée (professional inkjet)

 or CType ( Chromogenic) print.

Giclée is a fine art print using Archival inks and papers – 30-40 choices.

CType uses True Photographic Paper and has 3 main paper types , Lustre, Pearl & Gloss.

The Two main Printshop choices are:

·     Deadly Digital http://deadlydigital.com