bkwaters wrote:
I am curious as to others PP workflow. Currently I view and delete in Bridge and then open in PS via Camera Raw. I have ACR setup to autoexpose upon import. Depending on the photo and whim I then use PS, Luminar and/or Topaz to edit and save as a .psd. PS works well with Topaz and Luminar as plug-ins. Does anyone use ACDSee or another program (Faststone, Photo Mechanic, Excire, etc.) instead of Bridge or LR for initial viewing and culling? Do any other editors besides PS work seamlessly with Topaz products and Luminar Neo? (ACDSee works well with Topaz products but not with Luminar Neo.). Thanks.
I am curious as to others PP workflow. Currently I... (
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> Remove SDXC card from camera
> Place card in reader —
https://www.charjenpro.com/products/ultimatedock is what I use
> Create a new folder for each event on the card — directory structure:
~User/Pictures/2022/Event or Topic/[filenames]
> My Lightroom Classic Catalog resides in the current Pictures folder. When I fill up a drive, I copy the ENTIRE Pictures folder from my internal drive to an external drive, back that up, ERASE /Pictures on the internal drive, and START A NEW LrC CATALOG. I know by notes stored on my external drive what time frame is stored on that drive. Opening the LrC catalog on that drive allows access to all the images associated with it.
> When I export JPEGs, they will reside in the same folder as the Event or Topic, in a subfolder /JPEGs/[filenames]
> I import my files from ~User/Pictures/2022/Event or Topic/[filenames] into Lightroom Classic, and begin to cull. I view each image full screen, to check for technical flaws that might automatically create a Trashcan entry. I delete garbage frames immediately.
> After an initial run through the directory, I tend to adjust images, copying and pasting adjustments among frames when possible. This isn't fine adjustment, but just enough for me to be comfortable that I can get the tones I want. I rate images at this point. I also add metadata.
> The next step is to refine the star ratings and proceed to adjust all the five-star images first, then four-star files, etc.
> Lightroom Classic is the hub of my still image workflow. When I want more than LrC can do, I send files to Photoshop as 16-bit TIFF or PSD in ProPhoto RGB color space. They come back to LrC the same way, for additional treatment, export, or local printing.
> For digitizing black-and-white and color negatives, I use the Negative Lab Pro plug-in for Lightroom Classic (it also works in the obsolete, unsupported Lightroom 6.14). I photograph the film with a macro lens to raw files that Negative Lab Pro inverts and color-corrects or tonally adjusts.
> I also use Graphic Converter 11 for all of its specialized tasks, filters, and automation. If you use a Mac, it is a MUST HAVE tool, especially if people send you files in obscure formats.
All video is post-processed through Final Cut Pro for non-linear editing, and GarageBand for audio sweetening (multi-track mixing, compression, equalization, reverb/delay, leveling, noise reduction, etc.). I don't use any Adobe video features, but would if I were editing in Windows.