Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay, here?s my KISS system 1. Import files from camera into LR and convert to dng 2. Apply titles and keywords to images 3. When a card is nearly full, back it up to a Drobo 4. Spruce up and export photos as needed ric > On Jan 6, 2017, at 4:14 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> > wrote: > > I'm boggled by the discussions on Lightroom, plug-ins, etc. I'm not very > digitally sophisticated. > FWIW, this is what I do on a MacBook Pro. > > For digital images from my four cameras: > > 1. Import RAW files through Adobe DNG converter to MacBook hard drive > folders organized by Year>Month>Camera. (Sub folders for Canon 30D, Fuji > X-E2, Lumix LX3, and now iPhone SE) > > 2. In Adobe Bridge, rename the files with this convention: > YYYYMMDD_MR_Mine_original file ID.extension > > 3. In Bridge, add generic metadata from appropriate template (name, > copyright info) > > 4. In Bridge, check off applicable keywords from my custom list and then > type in others that might apply only to a specific picture. > > 5. Open the DNG files in Bridge and adjust color balance, crop, etc. > > 6. When needed, open the DNG files in Photoshop, burn & dodge. > > 7. Save As Jpeg for LUG Gallery, and a Tiff if lots of burning and/or > dodging was required. > > 8. Back up the DNG?s and derivatives to two external hard drives. > > For scanned old negatives or slides: > > When I import B&W or Kodachrome scans from the Polaroid SprintScan, they > are Tiffs, and I still go through Bridge and PS, for naming, metadata and > adjustments, but also end up using the clone tool and healing brush for > dust spots. These scans are saved as Tiffs, and put into 26 categories > that reflect the subject matter (A. for Architecture, C. for Candid > pictures, H. for Historic scans, I. for Infrared, etc., and although most > do, not EVERY category has a matching letter.) The names for scans follow > YYYYMMDD_MR_Category_roll &/or original frame no.extension. These are > backed up along with my digital camera images. > > I don?t know how to use PS layers, and haven?t needed to buy any other > programs to get what I want - just DNG Converter, Bridge and PS. > > -- > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired > UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 > UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information