On Jun 1, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Exactly what I do ! > > I guess great minds do think alike.
Maybe it's in the water. (Lord knows we pay enough for it.) Paul > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: Workflow Quandary > > >> I shoot RAW exclusively, but I don't batch process. I think every shot >> deserves my personal attention. I use ACR, because I tend to do a bit of >> PhotoShop work on some images, and I've become accustomed to the workflow. I >> do use "previous conversion" art a bit as a starting point for conversions, >> but I invariably tweak a bit. It usually takes me about 90 minutes to >> process 40 pics, assuming they''re not for publication or for sale to a good >> customer. >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> On May 30, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> >>> G'day all >>> >>> First - a confession. >>> >>> I know it's a bit Kenny boy-ish - but I shoot mainly JPGs. >>> >>> There. >>> >>> I've said it. >>> >>> I feel unburdened somehow. >>> >>> I know I 'should' be shooting RAW and I do shoot RAW from time to time. >>> And it's not that I don't understand its advantages, it's just that I >>> struggle with the workflow. So I'm hoping for a bit of enlightenment. >>> >>> It seems to me that if you only shoot RAW, you have to have some system >>> in place to batch process those images. There just aren't enough hours >>> in the day to process each image individually. I have CS3 and I know >>> that I can batch process a folder full of RAW images with Photoshop's >>> File > Automate > Batch command (presumably Lightroom can do something >>> similar), but here is where things get murky. >>> >>> So - I'm interested in how others go about the process while still >>> retaining a measure of sanity. A few questions, then... >>> >>> Do you point your conversion software at a folder of RAW images and let >>> it get on with the job while you watch the latest episode (or two) of >>> Mythbusters? If so, isn't this just handing over the image processing >>> function to software? Do you go back and 'tweak' the images? >>> >>> or >>> >>> Do you look at the JPG previews to decide which images are the 'Hero >>> Images' (as the late Bruce Fraser called them) and restrict RAW >>> conversion to those? >>> >>> If you batch convert the lot, do you convert to a lossless format (TIFF >>> or PSD)? There doesn't seem to be much point in converting to JPG - you >>> could do that in camera. >>> >>> Do you archive your 'second string' images as RAW, or do you convert to >>> JPG and ditch the originals? >>> >>> What's the advantages of shooting RAW + JPG? (perhaps one advantage is >>> that you could keep just the JPGs of your 'second string' images if you >>> can't bring yourself to ditch them entirely). >>> >>> In summary - if you shoot RAW exclusively (or mainly), how do you manage >>> the workflow and still have a life?? >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> Brian Walters >>> Western Sydney Australia >>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
