Asian Photography — November 2017

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tips and techs

Wedding photographer’s

post-production

workflow

A wedding photographer is a busy person. He/she is responsible not only for shooting memorable

images, but also to make sure the images stay safe and in various mediums. Post-production is

very important, specially in wedding photography and it begins the moment the images are shot.

The process is simple and depends a lot on the photographer’s preferences and his methods of the

work-flow, but the final goal is to deliver the client what they want. If you are starting out in wedding

photography or just want to make things better for you after shooting, we have some tips for you to

make things more effective.

Backup

Backing up is the most important part

that has to be done as soon as possible

when the shoot ends. The reason behind

is simple, you do not want to lose all

the images at any cost. So a foolproof

backup system is very necessary. If you

carry a laptop along with you, you can

transfer the files on the laptop or use an

external drive to back the data up. It is

suggested to make backups in at least

two places before you begin editing.

When you reach home or at your work

station, you can then copy the files to

your workplace for better accessibility

as well. This will reduce the chances of

losing data and in case you do, you have

it all backed up.

ImportIng fIles

After you are done with copying and

backing up the files, you now have to

import the files to your preferred editing

software. Importing the files will make it

easier for you to sort and select the files

accordingly. However, importing the files

in large numbers will take some time.

selectIon and fInal selec-

tIon

The selection process now is a

time consuming one. You have to

focus and find the best ones in the

lot. The ones which make the cut, you

can give individual images star ratings

like in Lightroom and sort the images

accordingly. This will make it easier for

you later to just find the ones that will

be edited. You can them send your client