Image conversion workflow involves getting images ready for importing and organizing the physical media as well as the digital media. This is part of my Digital Image Workflow. Follow the steps below: (also review the discussion on Backing Up and Importing.) Label image set with the next index number Scan…
Having a workflow is paramount to organization and efficient management of your images. I have developed a workflow for my film, slide and digital images. While the workflow is a continual work in progress, I will continue to update the steps listed here and the links attached. 10/24/2008 NOTE: With…
This is part of my Image Conversion Workflow. After scanning negatives and slides and turning them into digital images, the media needs to be stored carefully. As we move to the digital age, this is increasingly more important if the negatives and slides are going to last. Several reasons support…
This is part of my Image Conversion Workflow. Every photographer has a method for storing images on a hard drive. I have taken methods from various sources including Mastering Landscape Photography by Alain Briot and The Adoboe Photoshop Lightroom Book by Martin Evening. Based on these sources and my experience,…
There are three ways to mark images in Lightroom. Each method serves a different purpose and each method should be used in succession. Using colors is the third method of three highly selective systems available in Lightroom to mark pictures for later selection. Using colors is best used as the…
There are three ways to mark images in Lightroom. Each method serves a different purpose and each method should be used in succession. Using the pick flags is the first method of three highly selective systems available in Lightroom to mark pictures for later selection. Using pick flags is also…
There are three ways to mark images in Lightroom. Each method serves a different purpose and each method should be used in succession. Star Ratings is the second method of three highly selective systems available in Lightroom to mark pictures for later selection. We will refer to Star Ratings simply…
The term Marking Pictures refers to the different methods of distinguishing pictures from each other. Traditional methods exist such as filename and title, but these methods only help to make an image unique among the other stored images. Metadata can also be used to provide location, country and source data…
This is part of my Image Conversion Workflow. Assigning good keywords in Adobe Lightroom is probably the single most important task to accomplish. Even after only cataloging 300 images, I would be lost trying to locate images without being able to use keywords. I will address the organization of keywords…
Keyword assignement in Adobe Lightroom can be tricky to new users. Sometimes dragging and dropping the pictures does not seem to work. The documentation on this problem is lacking. Fortunately, the solution is simple. See the picture to the left for an attempt at dragging the photo. Notice the arrow…