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Digital Workflow...4
digitAl workFlow
If you have ever performed the same task over and over again, the chances
are that you developed a routine, a series of steps that eliminated variations
and problems from the process. In digital photography we call this routine
the workflow. Creativity is confined to the capture and editing steps in the
routine that is otherwise highly structured. Although each photographer per-
sonalizes their workflow to meet their own needs, all include some variation
of the following steps—each of which can be broken down farther into a series
of substeps. The exciting thing about Aperture and Lightroom is that they
handle all of these steps, providing an end-to-end workflow solution.SteP 1. CAPturing PhotogrAPhS
When you pick up your camera at the start of a session, the first workflow-re-
lated steps include checking that the lens is clean, the battery is charged, the
memory card is in the camera and has enough storage capacity for the num-
ber of photos you plan to shoot, and all settings are the way you want them.SteP 2. Storing & orgAnizing PhotogrAPhS
After capturing images, you usually transfer them to a computer for more
permanent storage. As you do so, you need to transfer them in an organized
manner so you can quickly find images later. The latest image management
programs provide a number of tools that make this easier such as the ability
to rank images, add keywords, and sort images by a number of criteria.SteP 3. editing PhotogrAPhS
When a photograph is in a digital format, you can edit or manipulate it with
a photo-editing program. In some cases you improve an image by eliminat-
ing or reducing its flaws, adjusting its tones, colors and sharpness. In other
cases, you adjust an image for a specific purpose, perhaps to make it smaller
for e-mailing or posting on a Web site. The latest programs such as Apple’s
Aperture and Adobe’s Lightroom make improving your images much easier
and all changes are non-destructive so they can be undone at any time.SteP 4. ShAring PhotogrAPhS
Once an image is the way you want it, you’ll find that there are many ways
to display and share it. These include printing it (on almost anything from
art paper to coffee mugs), inserting it into a document, posting it on a photo
sharing Web site or a blog, e-mailing it, including it in a printed book or a
slide show that plays on a DVD player connected to the TV or a DVD drive in
a computer, or displaying it in a digital photo frame.SteP 5. ArChiVing And BACking uP PhotogrAPhS
When you have photos for which you have no immediate use, but want to
save, or important photos you don’t want to loose, you can copy them to
CD/DVDs or even another hard disc. If you then delete the images from the
hard disk on your main system the remaining files are referred to as archive
files. If you also keep them on the main system the duplicates are called back
up copies.Sony’s ImageStation
Web site lets you design
your own AlbumPrint
photo book and have
it printed and bound in
portrait or landscape
mode.TiP
Lightroom and
aperture comprise
a new class of ap-
plications that is so
new it does not yet
have a generic class
name. However,
since it draws on two
other classes, image
management and
photo-editing, these
programs might
be called image
management and
processing (Imap)
applications.Click for a PDF
extension on scanning
images into a digital
format.