Ensuring an Effective Workflow – Portfolio Preparation
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
· Loxley Colour. https://www.loxleycolour.com
