Good
Day PSPN,
Today I’m shooting for developing a
workflow. Everyone has a daily routine of some sorts but have you thought about
developing a routine not just for course work but also for everyday shooting? Monday
I started in course PH124 Digital Image Management. One of the very first assignments
is the autobiography but of course the instructor has also asked to describe
our workflow and to include an image that is representative to whom we are.
Yesterday marked my fourteenth
wedding anniversary and what is more romantic than to watch the sunrise with my
husband. Of course I wasn’t going to allow the sun rising be just a memory in
my head, I snapped a few shots to share here. This is the image I shared as a
representative of me. In short I wake up each day around four thirty in the
morning to kick start my day. I prepare breakfast and lunch for my family and
send them on their way to school and work. Some time is wasted on social
networking, but then I jump into my day. I check the classroom, read emails,
and take a stroll around the property seeing if I can catch an image or two of
nature. This is my routine, but it does not end there.
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| Corina Scoggins "Anniversary Sunrise Over St Robert" 18 Feb 2014 |
Majority of images captured are for no
reason, just part of my routine. Many end up on social networking for friends
and family to see. Prior to Ai, I stored images in folders on my desktop and
would share here and there. In December I transferred all my files to an
external hard drive because my laptop was just about maxed out in memory.
Little did I know I had over eighteen thousand images on that hard drive. Well
the laptop had been beaten down over the years and even after transferring the
files, nothing seemed to help with program lag. I upgraded to a 1TB iMac, and could
not be happier. Something I never thought of was now I have a backup computer
with all the programs I need just in case one goes down. We’re always asked to
make sure we have a backup for Internet, but have you thought about a backup to
the programs. Majority of computers have Microsoft Word, but do you have a
backup of the Adobe Creative Suite and Lightroom?
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| Corina Scoggins "Winter Bird" 18 Feb 2014 |
I still utilize my external hard drive to
store all the images, just in case something goes wrong on the main computer. I
still create file folders on the external and copy all the RAW image files from
my SD cards to the respective folder. I also import all images to Lightroom. If
the images are for a specific project such as class, I assign it to a
collection labeled by the assignment week and number. For everyday images I
leave the images in the dated folder Lightroom creates upon import.
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| Corina Scoggins "Morning Moon" 18 Feb 2014 |
Of course not all images shot will make
the cut, so I use flagging to narrow down the images I want to further develop.
At this point I will add key wording, and give the image a title. I also rename
the file to match the title. In some of our course we’re asked to do this for
assignments, this is probably how I come to develop this habit. Key wording is
important because let’s be honest, how many times have you thought about an
image you shot and had to go through file after file trying to locate said
image? This is where key wording will help you find that image amongst the
thousands of images you have shot.
Don’t forget to add your information for
copyright purposes but more importantly the information will be embedded to the
image no matter where you post in online. Take credit for your work! Developing
a workflow is more than a routine; it will help you develop as a professional.
Being organized is a key to being successful.
The question of the day
Have you developed a workflow? If so what
additional steps do you take? Do you have a backup for files and programs?
I will be
hanging around PSPN throughout the day. Feel free to leave your comments below.
From My
Camera to Yours
Wednesday
Ambassador Corina
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| Corina Scoggins "Golden Hour Sunrise" 18 Feb 2014 |
