Exercise 2: Your own workflow - 2

Exercise 2: Your own workflow - 2

For this exercise I decided to use this workflow while on a recent holiday to Italy.  During the holiday we visited several locations which were a mixture of family portraits to scenic views.

In these circumstances, particularly when shooting friends and family, I tend to shoot at a higher rate, as I would be looking for the natural or unusual look on the face which is extremely difficult to recreate when asking people to pose.

Workflow Chart:

Decide on required equipment and ensure fit for purpose:

Canon 5D MkII -                 check and if necessary charge batteries

Canon 24/70 f2.8L lens –      check and ensure glass is clean

Canon EF 75-300 f1:4-5.6 -   check and ensure glass is clean

Canon 580 speedlite flashes - check and as necessary charge batteries

Steps

Format memory disc

Set camera to aperture priority

Set camera to Raw + Jpeg format

Shoot images

Review images at periodic intervals and remove sequential images whose contents, particular in “spray and prey” situations.

Download to computer, using computer auto play setting, import into specific folder (Occupational Portraits) using same process to name images when putting into folder.

View raw images in Adobe Bridge

Tag those to go forward for processing

Open tagged images in Adobe Bridge

Adjust exposure / white balance

Open in Photoshop CS4

Safe levels and contrast (curves bespoke action enabling 5% increments to highlights and shadows)

Hue / saturation adjustment

Sharpen

Save image / Archive