First Stage
Recently I've been taken to shooting things whilst out walking, and below are some of the notes of a workflow to follow.
Planning workflow:-
Recently I've been taken to shooting things whilst out walking, and below are some of the notes of a workflow to follow.
Planning workflow:-
Pre-Shoot Planning / Location Research
Can I check out a place using online mapping tools such as Google maps, Google street view?
Has anyone else taken photos there, are there any photos on Google maps. Would I just be shooting a cliché? Is there any way to shoot it differently?
Can I check out a place using online mapping tools such as Google maps, Google street view?
Has anyone else taken photos there, are there any photos on Google maps. Would I just be shooting a cliché? Is there any way to shoot it differently?
Preparation - What kit will I need?
Have I charged batteries, do I need to charge them the night before?
Have I charged my phone?
Do I need to tell someone where I am going?
Will the time of day have an effect?
Memory cards, are they formatted from last trip out?
Will I be able to carry all that I need?
Have I charged my phone?
Do I need to tell someone where I am going?
Will the time of day have an effect?
Memory cards, are they formatted from last trip out?
Will I be able to carry all that I need?
Shooting
Have I reset the camera from my previous trip, ie, macro, change of lighting?
Handheld, or Tripod, Polarise or Not, Graduated Filter?
Am I rushing? - am I thinking about what I'm doing rather than just click click click?
Am I safe - going into people’s houses can be risky?
Handheld, or Tripod, Polarise or Not, Graduated Filter?
Am I rushing? - am I thinking about what I'm doing rather than just click click click?
Am I safe - going into people’s houses can be risky?
In-Shoot Review
Are images sharp? (Zoom in on camera display).
Are images exposed as I intended? Have any blown, or shadows clipped?
Do I have time to re-shoot any?
Are images exposed as I intended? Have any blown, or shadows clipped?
Do I have time to re-shoot any?
Back Home
Import everything into computer.
Backup everything - do I do this now or later? Once images are in the computer, they will exist in only one places; my memory card so it’s likely that I may forget to do an external backup later... plug in USB drive, and backup asap.
When images are on the USB drive, photos would exist in duplicate - memory card, and external drive... I am extremely reluctant to remove from memory card until I have processed images into general, specific and back up folders. I have in the past deleted images only to find that I didn’t copy them all across and I lost the best ones.
Backup everything - do I do this now or later? Once images are in the computer, they will exist in only one places; my memory card so it’s likely that I may forget to do an external backup later... plug in USB drive, and backup asap.
When images are on the USB drive, photos would exist in duplicate - memory card, and external drive... I am extremely reluctant to remove from memory card until I have processed images into general, specific and back up folders. I have in the past deleted images only to find that I didn’t copy them all across and I lost the best ones.
Processing
I sort out what I think are the better images, relevant to the remit, but never work on the original files - so that I can always refer to an original image.
Development or Upload to Web
Do I need to sharpen prints for screen, or do I process differently for printed media? What size print? Print at home, or print from online shop? Or take to photographic shop?
Post-Match Analysis / Critique
Am I happy with what I have done?
Is there anything I would have done differently?
is there anything technically that I learnt and would apply again?
Any accidents (photographic not injuries) that came out well, could they be repeated?
Back up ImagesKeep images backed up as, if the work is any good, you need to be able to access it in case of loss.
I sort out what I think are the better images, relevant to the remit, but never work on the original files - so that I can always refer to an original image.
Development or Upload to Web
Do I need to sharpen prints for screen, or do I process differently for printed media? What size print? Print at home, or print from online shop? Or take to photographic shop?
Post-Match Analysis / Critique
Am I happy with what I have done?
Is there anything I would have done differently?
is there anything technically that I learnt and would apply again?
Any accidents (photographic not injuries) that came out well, could they be repeated?
Back up ImagesKeep images backed up as, if the work is any good, you need to be able to access it in case of loss.
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