On Jan 8, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Leon Altoff wrote:
> I find I like to work the same way I used to with a selection of
> slides on a light box. I view the small thumbnails, click to view
> full screen (viewing with loupe) then another key stroke to view 100%
> if I want more details (stronger loupe). Breeze Browser has a better
> interface than Adobe Bridge, but lacks the magnify tool in the version
> I have. I like Bridge best in filmstrip mode. The end result is to
> find something that works for you. Everyone is different.
>
> I have 3 presets set up in camera raw for the initial correction of
> the image and have found that beyond that I want control of the fine
> detail - you do get used to what to tweek to get the desired result
> with practice. If you only use presets then you end up with your
> images not as good as they could be or you spend forever trying
> different presets to see which is best. They make a good way to get
> to a starting point.
>
> In Photoshop I work with my right hand on either a mouse or small
> tablet (I spent all my money on Photoshop and can't afford a bigger
> tablet) and left hand on the keyboard for macros and keyboard
> shortcuts. My macros are mainly things like functions on a single key
> (such as crop, 8 bit, flatten layers) or resizing for web use,
> thumbnails, A5, A4, A3 etc.
>
> My workflow goes something like this (some people will probably
> disagree with it and writing it out helps me understand what I do).
> Select image in Bridge or Breeze Browser.
> Adjust colour, exposure and initial sharpness in Camera Raw.
> Adjust composition ("M" for the marque tool, select the area with the
> mouse, F3 to crop)
> Remove dust or blemishes with the spot tool ("S", Alt click to select
> the copy area and mouse or tablet to do the work - I have my mouse pad
> on top of the tablet so I just move it to the side and pick up the
> pen).
> Any other fancy stuff like additional images, text or distortions.
> Resize the image (F9 - F12 with or without the control Key depending
> on the size I need)
> Save as PSD file if necessary
> Flatten the image (F7)
> Convert to 8 bit (F8)
> Save as jpg file.
> Back to Bridge/Breeze Browser for the next image.
>
> I've tried suggestions from others to improve my workflow and have
> found some work for me and some don't, so even if something someone
> suggests sounds great it doesn't necessarily mean that it will be good
> when you actually try it.
>
> Leon
>
That's pretty much how I work. I use Bridge exclusively, but have it set to
provide three images across, and I just scroll down to view others. That way I
don't have to enlarge them unless they're good candidates. I do everything else
about the same as you. I agree that relying on presets alone is inadequate in
terms of optimizing every image. One other difference: I save as Tifffs rather
than jpegs. I figure after all that work why degrade the image with
compression. Storage is cheap these days.
Paul
> 2010/1/8 D. Glenn Arthur Jr. <dgl...@panix.com>:
>> At the family Christmas party, my brother's father-in-law (there's
> ....
>>
>> And it strikes me that when I'm going through a collection of photos
>> where I tried different angles and lighting on the same subject, or
>> where I shot lots of frames of some event, that culling the duds and
>> picking out which of the good shots to consider redundant ... was a
>> whole lot easier when I was sorting through a stack of 4x6 glossy
>> proofs that I could easily shuffle, look at in twos and threes next
>> to each other, etc. I haven't found an approach yet that feels
>> anywhere near as smooth or natural on the computer.
> ...
>> mine.) In the meantime, I guess I ought to crawl through the
>> mailing list archives for advice on digital workflow and tools that
>> I skipped over before.
>>
>> Anyhow, I just felt a need to whine about how long this instant
>> technology is taking me. Now to get back to editing instead of
>> whining for a while ...
>>
>> -- Glenn
>>
>> [*] I did go into Serious Photographer mode to try to capture the
>> smokestack on the cardboard-box "hotel" my nepphew made out of the
>> box a gigantic flat-screen television had come in -- my brother
>> stuck a humidifier inside so the mist would come out the chimney
>> and look like smoke.
>
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