Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Nathan, I will give it a try soon. My problem I love iPhoto so much, which after I downloaded, give rating and create smart album which taken the best of my picture to be automatically updated. Then it will synch to my iPod 5G, so I can show the picture jut minutes after taking it to my HD TV for my family to see it. JSJ On 6/16/07, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > With Lightroom, my workflow has been greatly simplified and is as follows: > > 1) Copy RAW images from the card to a folder on the computer > 2) Open Lightroom and import the RAW images from the folder in step 1, > converting the images from RAW to DNG in the process > 3) In Lightroom's Library module, go through the images and delete the > obvious losers > 4) Go into Lightroom's Develop module and make whatever adjustments I > want to make on the images that survived the cull in step 3 > > That's it. I'm done. At this point, there are four things I can do with > the output of step 4: > > 5a) Nothing, the images just sit in my DNG folder, ready for use > 5b) In Lightroom's Library module, export selected images as JPEGs, > renaming them in the process if needed (this is how the images I use in > my Picture of the Week are generated) > 5c) Using Lightroom's Web Gallery module, create a web gallery for > upload (all galleries on www.frozenlight.eu are created in this way) > 5d) Print an image using Lightroom Print module. > > You will note that this process involves just one piece of software, > Lightroom. It works with the RAW files generated by my Canon DSLR and > the DNG files from my Ricoh GRD (or with scanned images). It works the > same way on my Mac and Windows machines, and the files can be moved > without problems from one platform to the other. > > Hope this helps, > Nathan > > Jerry Justianto wrote: > > I believe shot RAW is the best, but mostly when using Capture 1 LE is > > only for white balance correction (which I rarely do since using the > > Expodisc). > > > > The other reason that I hate using RAW is because of I can't find the > > best way for the Workflow. > > > > Mine is: > > > > 1. Some critical pictures are using RAW, most (95%) are JPGs > > 2. Import JPGs to iPhoto (I am using Mac) > > 3. Import DNGs to "my pictures\capture one default session\captures" > > 4. Looking at the pictures that I dissatisfied in iPhoto (JPGs), then > > start to find it if there is any in DNG. > > 5. So I have so many DNGs that are unused. (which I havent delete > > them yet) > > > > > > It must be a ineffecient workflow. isn't it? please help. > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > On 6/16/07, Eric <ericm@pobox.com> wrote: > >> Ted: > >> > >> >Part of the problem is sitting in front of the screen any longer > >> than I have > >> >to. If I shoot JPEG it's all click - click swift and great! > >> > >> Then shoot JPEG and don't worry. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. > >> You're > >> not the only pro who shoots jpegs. Keep it simple, and keep your > >> enjoyment > >> alive. You're the master of the "line up the LEDs and click" > >> philosophy. > >> If that met your needs for film, the JPEGs may meet your needs for > >> digital. > >> > >> I shoot RAW. I start to shudder horribly when I think about throwing > >> away > >> data up front. I'm a computer geek at heart. I can tell you six > >> ways from > >> Sunday why RAW is better than JPEG theoretically. > >> > >> But in practice? If you can't see a difference, don't worry about > >> it. I > >> remember when a discussion came up a while back on the list about how > >> big of > >> a spot the Ms used to meter. And you said it didn't matter...just > >> line up > >> the LEDs and click. And ya know what? I think you have a better > >> body of > >> work than anybody else on the list. Keep it simple if it's working > >> for you, > >> Ted. And it is definitely working. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Eric > >> http://canid.com/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > *Opportunistic Image Acquisition* > > General photography: > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >