Wireless Workflow

A Break Down

 

So having just gotten an OM-D and having the ability to use SD cards rather than just Compact Flash I decided to grab an Eye-Fi card while I was at it. They're not the fastest cards out there, but they make up for the speed with their wireless capabilities.

 

There's two ways that I can see myself using the ability to transfer an image, RAW or JPEG, to a computer or mobile device.

 

In Adobe Lightroom it's possible to configure it to automatically import anything that gets added to a folder instantly. Through the Eye-Fi software you can select where on you computer any files transferred from the card over a wireless network end up. So in a studio scenario you could have RAW files transfer as you take them to a computer angled so that you can see them on a big calibrated screen and automatically apply your preferred presets.

 

The other way is for stuff like the photo below, it's not breathtaking but it helps illustrate my point. I took that on the train just before, transferred it straight to my phone, and from there have the option to edit, resize, and apply watermarks through apps. All while I'm out and about. You can set it up so that it only transfers files that you select, or so that the card uses your device as a secondary storage. The second way essentially allows you to have a card that never fills.

 

Giulio Sciorio is one photographer I know of that uses a wireless workflow for his work.

 

I know that as people move more and more towards being able to show clients what they've done on the spot, wireless cards and attachments are going to become more widespread and apps will become more supportive of it.

Done