There are many more steps involved in photography from initially capturing the moment to print or web output. To do this effectively you need to have an ordered sequence of actions that depend on the type of photography you are doing and they way in which you work.
Nowadays every aspect of photography, from the shoot to presenting the final image are wholly under the control of the photographer. This gives you full creative control over your work.
It is very important to integrate the mechanical side of photography with the various procedures on your computer. Software requires a specialised set of skills in order to achieve the most effective outcomes.
The various steps in a digital workflow could include the following:
- Preparation, checking equipment before the shoot like memory cards, batteries, equipment required tripod etc
- Camera settings - do the settings need to be changed for this specific shoot for example white balance for indoor shooting or ISO for low light situations. This could also include a check to make sure your standard settings are set.
- Shooting
- Uploading images from the camera to the hard drive on your PC
- Technical check of the images including deletion of inadequate shots (camera blur etc)
- Ordering, numbering and naming of the saved images
- Editing of the technically correct images
- Choice of final selects for processing
- Processing
- Retouching is required
- Caption and keyword the saved images
- Archive the images to a separate location
- Print or web upload for web gallery
To customise your own workflow you need to decide the order in which these actions should be performed.
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