Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same as mine but I don't have to convert to DNG ;-) Tina On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 4:33 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > Okay, here?s my KISS system > > 1. Import files from camera into LR and convert to dng > > 2. Apply titles and keywords to images > > 3. When a card is nearly full, back it up to a Drobo > > 4. Spruce up and export photos as needed > > ric > > > > On Jan 6, 2017, at 4:14 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> > wrote: > > > > I'm boggled by the discussions on Lightroom, plug-ins, etc. I'm not very > > digitally sophisticated. > > FWIW, this is what I do on a MacBook Pro. > > > > For digital images from my four cameras: > > > > 1. Import RAW files through Adobe DNG converter to MacBook hard drive > > folders organized by Year>Month>Camera. (Sub folders for Canon 30D, Fuji > > X-E2, Lumix LX3, and now iPhone SE) > > > > 2. In Adobe Bridge, rename the files with this convention: > > YYYYMMDD_MR_Mine_original file ID.extension > > > > 3. In Bridge, add generic metadata from appropriate template (name, > > copyright info) > > > > 4. In Bridge, check off applicable keywords from my custom list and then > > type in others that might apply only to a specific picture. > > > > 5. Open the DNG files in Bridge and adjust color balance, crop, etc. > > > > 6. When needed, open the DNG files in Photoshop, burn & dodge. > > > > 7. Save As Jpeg for LUG Gallery, and a Tiff if lots of burning and/or > > dodging was required. > > > > 8. Back up the DNG?s and derivatives to two external hard drives. > > > > For scanned old negatives or slides: > > > > When I import B&W or Kodachrome scans from the Polaroid SprintScan, they > > are Tiffs, and I still go through Bridge and PS, for naming, metadata and > > adjustments, but also end up using the clone tool and healing brush for > > dust spots. These scans are saved as Tiffs, and put into 26 categories > > that reflect the subject matter (A. for Architecture, C. for Candid > > pictures, H. for Historic scans, I. for Infrared, etc., and although most > > do, not EVERY category has a matching letter.) The names for scans > follow > > YYYYMMDD_MR_Category_roll &/or original frame no.extension. These are > > backed up along with my digital camera images. > > > > I don?t know how to use PS layers, and haven?t needed to buy any other > > programs to get what I want - just DNG Converter, Bridge and PS. > > > > -- > > Alan > > > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > > (Retired > > UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 > > UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 > > amr3 at uwm.edu > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html