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Subject: [Leica] My Workflow - as "KISS" as I can get it.
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 16:35:43 -0500
References: <CANYyKx8-hhB-ASASmT6NuvmJv5ciPpSX+JjqfNAhBdwOhSpwzw@mail.gmail.com> <D46695BB-8442-4A9A-A850-D3636E730ACD@cartersxrd.net>

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
> >
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In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwmalumni.com (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] My Workflow - as "KISS" as I can get it.)
Message from ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter) ([Leica] My Workflow - as "KISS" as I can get it.)