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This may initially look complicated but this is the photography workflow that I currently use including the route from initial captured image, through ingestion and processing, distribution and eventually to archiving.
INGESTION: Through Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, images are copied to a working internal hard drive on my PC. During this "ingesting" stage, I set keywords, add copyright, apply any preset editing and add these images to a subfolder named, "originals". I also automatically copy the images to an external drive purely as a backup. I call this drive the redundant drive.
SORTING: Next I quickly go through and determine which images are rejects and I mark them for deletion. I don't delete them yet because I might always change my mind later after I see what can be done with the editing.
NON-DESTRUCTIVE EDITING: I adjust the camera calibration. This is a very quick and flexible way to change the major balance of the photo and effect all of the colors at once. I do additional white balance tweaking, black clipping, whatever is needed. If specific changes to the content of the photos are needed such as removing an exit sign or cloning over a name tag, I export to Photoshop from Lightroom and make those changes on a copied layer. Then I save a PSD, go back to Lightroom and make any final changes there. Finally, I add individualized keywords (people in the photos, specific details about the photos).
RENAMING: The first step before exporting is to look at the files marked for deletion. If they really are no good, I delete them. Next, I rename all of the files so that they are easier for people to read. Usually I follow the pattern of "name of event - 001.extension". Some photographers and editors don't do this step preferring instead to use whatever file name is generated by the camera. But to me, with the power of modern search engines in Lightroom and Portfolio, I think it's best to rename the files so non-technical people aren't intimidated by all of the numbers and strange letters.
EXPORTING: Next I export for print and web size, each to a separate subfolder. For print, it's a full resolution jpg export at 300 ppi with the same name as the original filename. I also retain the Adobe RGB color space that I shoot in as it's best for printing (though I personally prefer the look of ProPhoto color space). For web, 72ppi jpg, sRGB color space (for browser compatibility) and 1024 x 768. Other photographers prefer TIFF but I think a full resolution jpg looks just as good as a full resolution uncompressed TIFF. Maybe I'm wrong, but my photos have been printed rather large on two page spreads and they look good to me. Plus, an uncompressed TIFF is rather huge in terms of file size. And when sending dozens of files for a magazine, JPGs are much easier for people to handle and transfer.
I also have export presets for facebook, LinkedIn and any other social media sites I distribute to. However, for Flickr, I just publish straight to the site from within Lightroom. No need to export anything separately.
DISTRIBUTION: Depending on the needs and capabilities of the client, I'll use our or their FTP sites to distribute print or web size jpgs. If they don't have FTP capabilities, I'll send photos via YouSendIt.com. If that isn't a possibility (if I am sending huge amounts of data for event photography for example), I'll burn a DVD and mail it to them. For internal distribution within the company, I'll place the print and web files onto the shared drive along with a PDF preview I make in Bridge (step not pictured). Some people have had the picture preview function removed from their computers by the IT department, so the PDF preview is unfortunately a necessary step.
ARCHIVING: The first step before archiving is to convert all of the raw files to DNG. This reduces the file size by about 20-40% and is a lossless compression. It also combines the raw file and associated sidecar file into one file which makes the folders cleaner. Over the course of many thousands of images, this makes a huge difference and makes the IT department slightly happier about storing ten versions of a headshot when to them they all look the same.
Next step is to transfer the whole working folder which contains the originals, print files, web files, PDF preview and PDF scanned copies of consent forms to the shared drive. This network drive is on a standalone server and is backed up every night to tape which is stored at a separate location. The shared drive is also in a separate building, so if my building ever had a disaster and was destroyed, the photos would be backed up in two separate buildings.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT: I currently am using Extensis Portfolio to look at the photos stored on the shared drive. When Portfolio runs, it searches for new photos, changed photos, removed photos, etc. and while it's updating its catalog (database), it extracts keywords from the files and creates keywords depending on the folder name, file name and location on the server. This catalog can then be searched by anyone with Portfolio Browser as it's stored on the network (the program and the catalog). Extensis Portfolio is very buggy and crashes all of the time, so I'm currently looking for another solution that is more reliable and user friendly to non-professionals.
FINAL STEP: Once the photos are edited, distributed and archived, this is usually when I delete the photos from the CF cards (if I haven't done so already to make room for another shoot).
Ajustes Basicos
Temperatura 4800 Matiz -2
Exposicion +0.15
Contraste +23
Iluminaciones -93
Sombras +30
Blancos +14
Negros -21
Claridad +36
HSL
Rojo -6
Naranja -28
Amarillos -37
Verdes -30
Aguamarinas -54
Azul +26
Purpura +17
Magenta +4
(Pestaña convertir a escala de grises)
Curvas
Iluminaciones -17
Claros -10
Oscuros +8
Sombras +39
Dividir Tonos Iluminaciones
Tono 57
Saturacion 10
Dividir Tonos Sombras
Tono 51
Saturacion 18
Equilibrio 0
Enfoque
Cantidad 56
Radio 0.8
Detalle 20
Mascara 13
Reduccion de ruido
Luminancia 43
Detalle de luminancia 52
Contraste de luminancia 39
Grano
Cantidad 20
Tamaño 21
Rugosidad 28
Viñeteado
Cantidad -78
Punto medio 10
Redondez -32
Suavizar 93
Iluminaciones 0
With kind permission from Paul Fisher, visualisation with GraphViz.
A version of this workflow is available at www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hulld/workflows/paul_fisher_complex.xml
This is my current workflow, the last step may vary naturally. I don't always use the same filters, but Adjust and Detail from Topaz Labs quite often used
Workflow: Negs processed by apetureuk.com
Raw file scanned with Reflecta RPS 10m @ 2,500dpi
Imported to Lightroom, then 'edit copy in Photoshop' selected. Colorperfect filter applied in Photoshop then saved. Colour, sharpness and N/R applied in Lightroom.
The only trick here is that I've stopped using my laptop at shoots, and rely solely on the 64gb iPad 2 for downloading and reviewing. When I get home, I dump all of the photos to my 11" Macbook Air, catalog and rate them in Adobe Lightroom, then store them on one of two remote Drobo volumes, via a wirelessly shared Mac Mini. The mini is also running Backblaze, which backs up the contents of the Drobo.
This workflow will be augmented (hopefully for the better) as soon as PhotoSmith comes out.
Takes a screenshot of the selected web page using Paparazzi! & uploads it to your Flickr page
Gets the current selected web page from Safari & sends it to Paparazzi!
Paparazzi! takes a screenshot of the web page & saves it on the Desktop
Uploads the image to Flickr
Opens your Flickr photos page for organising (add to sets, groups or collections)
Ask if you want trash the image once uploaded
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Medieval castle situated in the heart of Cannes Old Town, Le Suquet
The Castre Museum is located on the Suquet hill, dominating the city of Cannes. From the top of the medieval tower visitors can see the bay and the Lerins islands
Inside the castle and the nearby chapel is a brilliant collection of paintings, art and archaeological artefacts. The Castre Museum is home to a wide collection of antiquities, particularly from the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
The 11th-century Saint Anne Chapel houses a remarkable collection of musical instruments from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania. A few rooms dedicated to 19th-century Provencal paintings of Riviera landscapes open out onto the courtyard and a square tower displaying spectacular views.
It is surrounded by a beautiful Mediterranean garden with pine trees [seecannes.com]
To satisfy the curiosity of some of you I've created a little timeline of an image from it's totally unaltered state as it progresses through my workflow. This is a technique that I use on *some* of my images, but not all that many. Looking through my stream you'll see some of this done on some of the Merrick Monroe images.
Here's the progression outline (starting from left to right)
1) Unaltered image right out of the camera -- you'll notice the dust that was on my lens (yikes!)
2) Cleaned up the skin somewhat, removed a hanging strap on her left arm, added the cloud background along with the 'sun bars'
3) Channel adjustment with some eye intensification (pretty mild)
4) My 'intensify' action
5) Skin smoothing and image sharpening
Steps 3 & 4 are parts that I generally DON'T do, but I thought it would be nice to show them anyway.
NOTE: Image has been scaled back considerably 70% so that it would be of "reasonable" size -- The original file is about 13,000 pixels wide.
On two fronts I'm feeling lucky today. Part of my workflow when I get home after a shoot and still fresh on my mind, I will tag every photo that I think has potential right off the bat. I like to use Lightroom colored flags and in this case, red. This time I landed on a place in my library from last October with awesome shots completely unprocessed and unmarked. It was a stellar sunset here on my back 40 in Red Bluff.
See here in NorCal, we don't really get clouds in the summer. It's hot (105) and clear. I can't wait for Autumn to bring back sunsets like this.
So on another note of feeling lucky, I'm taking to plunge into sharing my personal cell phone with everyone. On the email side, I've had zero fear using my personal email anywhere and everyone. Gmail's spam filters are perfect. Google Voice just recently rolled out the same spam filter for your telephone. Team that with the extreme ease for blocking people, I have zero fear of sharing it.
530-727-8020
eric@ericleslie.com
Want to call just to say hi? Want to get together to talk about photography and have a cup of coffee? You're in the area and want to go shooting? Give me a call or text! Really. I'll do my best to take your call or return your message. G+ spans all time zones, so I may be fast asleep.
If that's a little too personal, you can always chat with me here on G+ or invite me to a hangout. I'm always interested in meeting new people and growing relationships with old friends.
West Red Bluff, CA at Sunset. From EricLeslie.com ©2010
Overview of Codex Alimentarius
by Rima Laibow, M.D.
At the request of the United Nations (UN) in 1962, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) took on the joint role of running and administering the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC) to establish standards and remove barriers to trade for all food and
food products. Having declared that nutrients are toxins from which we must be protected, the CAC
has been busy establishing enforceable international guidelines for upper limits of nutritional
supplement dosing. Codex has goals that affect every person in the UN’s 170+ member nations,
including the United States. As a tool for furthering these goals, member nations are urged to adopt
Codex standards and guidelines as domestic policy. The United States has already committed itself to
doing so despite U. S. law which prohibits this compliance.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has adopted Codex as a standard for the adjudication of foodrelated
international trade disputes and has the authority to enforce Codex standards through
implementation of harsh economic sanctions on non-Codexcompliant member nations. Pre-existing
international treaty laws dictate that WTO rulings will override the domestic laws already in place in
its member nations and, in fact, the WHO has successfully taken both states and the U. S. government
to court in the U. S. to force changes in our domestic laws eleven times. This means our nation’s hard
won laws that give you access to over-the-counter, natural health supplements will become
meaningless. Codex’s original mandate to remove barriers to trade and assure a clean food supply has,
under the influence of private, economically-driven multinational pharmaceutical, agricultural and
chemical corporations, self-expanded far beyond its original mandate. The result is a body of highly
dangerous and restrictive policies that threaten to become domestic law in the U. S. and, as such, are
a threat to your health and freedom.
The FDA has stated explicitly that its goal is complete "harmonization" with Codex and, in order to
bring that about, international regulations i.e., Codex will be given preference over domestic ones!
(Federal Register, 10/ 11 /95)
If Codex gets its way, as it already has in the EU, we can expect that, ultimately, only 18 or so dietary
supplements will be available over-the-counter in doses which are, by design, far too small to have any
discernible impact on any human being since codex classifies nutrients as toxins. High potency
nutrients will not be available either with or without physician’s prescription since these molecules
and compounds will be forbidden under any circumstances. The big surprise? Once in the hands of
pharmaceutical companies, consumer supplement costs are expected to more than quadruple. This
has, in fact, been the experience in Europe where this process is already underway and micro-dose
nutrient prices have increased 10 to 100 fold or more (e.g., in Norway a bottle of zinc lozenges which
previously cost $2 now costs $54; in France 12 Vitamin C tabs of just10 mg cost $117; while 10 Vitamin
E caps of only 10 IU each cost $110).
Australia and the European Union (EU) are in the process of enacting harmonized Codex policies that
restrict consumer access to nutritional supplements. America is next. Though Americans value
personal freedom, the fact Codex meets infrequently (and almost always offshore) and is bogged
down in highly technical language that is difficult to understand has resulted in many Americans
being unaware of this threat. The nearly total media blackout on Codex and its activities helps to
keep the U. S. uninformed and therefore, pliant.
While there have been rare serious adverse reactions to nutritional supplements during the past
decades, (usually when taken far in excess of the recommended dosing), numerous severe and even
fatal reactions to drugs (usually when taken at the recommended dosing) occur every day and are the
fourth leading cause of death in hospitalized clients in the United States when properly
used. When improperly used, they are, in fact, far and away the leading cause of death in
the United States. Even so, drug deaths are very likely underreported. Drugs are
inherently dangerous; nutrients are not. This fact makes it clear why the drug culture
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needs to eliminate all access to natural health options, including nutritional supplements,
in order to expand and intensify its influence and thus its profitability. Healthy people
take fewer drugs and thus are poor customers.
The global pharmaceutical powers -that-be have already purchased a large piece of the
lucrative global nutritional supplement pie but the considerable size of this pie keeps the
hugely profitable pharmaceutical profit -share-pie from reaching its maximum size so the
competing nutrient pie must be destroyed. Though unable to patent a natural substance,
pharmaceutical corporations can hold patents on synthetic versions of vitamins and
minerals that, unfortunately for the consumer, often do not act like their natural vitamin
counterparts in the body and often act in unpredic table and harmful ways. If Codexcompliant
Europe is any guide, the permitted micro-doses of permitted nutrients will be
only synthetic ones.
In addition to regulatory and/or administrative takeover and destruction of the dietary
supplement market and consumer access, Codex also mandates irradiation of food;
mandatory use of antibiotics, hormones and growth stimulants in all animals raised for
food, is expected to legalize the unlabeled inclusion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (whose
safety has never been established while their serious dangers have) into our seed and food supplies and
will increase the allowable maximum tolerated levels of pesticides, herbicides, veterinary drugs and
other dangerous industrial toxins in food, likely driving up degenerative illnesses, including cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration, MS, etc. All of these policies are made under
the guise of free and equal access to trade for all nations and protection of the public.
Some people have “Codex Anesthesia,” a state of overwhelming, numb confusion that occurs just
before people lose their health freedom. Many otherwise well-informed people from the manufacturing
and retailing sectors of natural healthcare believe that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act (DSHEA), passed in 1994 to protect Americans’ access to natural healthcare substances, will still be
in place to protect them. This is not the case: Fundamental health freedoms afforded the American
public by DSHEA, which classifies supplements as food which, as such, can have no upper limit set on
their use, are now under well orchestrated legislative and/or administrative attack. Health nuts and
junk food devotees alike are not immune from this legislative attack on health freedom.
The following is a link to Dr. Laibow's website which gives a self-prompting 5-minute presentation that
tells you about Codex: http: //www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex.shtml
More in-depth information can be found on her website, www.healthfreedomusa.org, and on
the highly informative "Nutricide: the DVD" http: /
/www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex/dvd.shtml
In our tree nursery, which we have established in 2015, ten workers grow more than 4 million seedlings with the highest quality standards.
Until 2029 there will be 100 Million trees grown, planted and cared for. If 10.000 projects copy us, the trillion trees will bind a quarter of the human made CO2.