Digital Photography Workflow
Adapted
from ASMP Digital Standards page developed by Peter Krogh
1. Always
reformat card in camera. Use cards in numerical order.
2. Finish
shooting card, place in card case upside down
3. Download
Card through card reader to desktop of laptop
4. Copy to
Backup Folder on Photos 2 Hard Drive
5. Place Card
back in case right side up, ready to use.
5. Open Files
in Photoshop Bridge and do rough edit.
6. Fill in
general metadata using general metadata template
7. Enter
Keywords if applicable with new metadata template
8. If
applicable do a batch rename
9. Make
selects using #1 for low and #5 for high in Bridge Slideshow
10. Make
selects using #1 for low and #5 for high in Bridge Slideshow
11. Copy Files
to Photo #2 HardDrive using original camera folder number as title
12. Enter
general keywords into excel file
13. Copy files
to Photo #2 Hard Drive
14. Copy Files
to CD or DVD
15. Discard
files stored in Backup folder
16. Prepare files
to print.
17. Save
prepared to print files to a new CD or DVD.
John
M. Grzywacz-Gray
Moorpark
College