[Leica] My Workflow - as "KISS" as I can get it.

[Aram]

I would also add that when you back up the photos be sure to back up the 
catalog.  If all you backup s the photos all you will have is the photos and 
all your work in processing them will be gone if something happens.  My 
photos are in the same folder as the lightroom catalog, so I backup the 
whole folder, catalog and photos.

Aram



Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer

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-----Original Message----- 
From: RicCarter
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2017 1:33 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] My Workflow - as "KISS" as I can get it.

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
>
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