Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Workflow handout

Import workflow
1. Memory card in reader
2. Open Adobe Bridge
3. File menu ➔ Get photos from camera
4. Check convert to DNG and sRGB
5. Title subfolder with description
6. Click get photos

Edit workflow
1. Hold command ( ) and 1-5 to assign rating value
2. Double click on image to open in Camera RAW application (if it opens in regular Photoshop, you have a .JPG file -- right click/control click to open in Camera Raw)
3. +50 Brightness, +50 Contrast, +50 Clarity, +12 Vibrance, +12 Saturation
for basic adjustment -- suit to your own tastes
4. Adjust exposure and crop
5. Click done

Export workflow (Bridge)
1. Select all files to export hold down the command () key to select more than one at a time -- this is where ratings come in handy)
2. Tools ➔ Photoshop ➔ Image Processor
3. Click convert profile to sRGB, include ICC profile, quality 10*
4. Click Run
(optional: select desktop folder as destination to find it a little easier)

*If you are uploading to Flickr, you can select quality 5.

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