Basic Photo Workflow

Organizing your digital life

• Creating a secure “vault” [hard-drive or cloud storage]
• File organization and back-up strategies
• Shooting RAW, import strategies, converting to DNG 
• File naming conventions 
• Managing your “working files”

Color calibrating your computer screen

• Understanding the importance of calibration
• Using a color checker [workstation for color balancing in PEPS?]

Lightroom

• Managing your Lightroom files, backing up 
• Importing Lightroom databases from an external drive 
• Backing up Lightroom data 
• Image adjustment tools; Photoshop tools

Photoshop

• Using Bridge to manage image files 
• RAW processing in Photoshop 
• Understanding and managing .psd, .jpg, and .tif files 
• File naming conventions for single image iterations 
• Image adjustments in Photoshop 
• Output sharpening for a particular paper size and type

Printing concepts 

• Understanding pixels, up- and down-sizing, DPI, etc.
• Understanding colorspace: ProColor recommended
• Papers: understanding paper types, sizes, archival issues, etc.
• Paper printing profiles: understanding and loading
• Understanding visual differences between screen and paper-print images
• Basics of printer operation

Printing workflow 

• Tune up your images on your own color-balanced computer 
• Transfer images to a “photo workstation” 
• Ensure you are working in the proper color space 
• Make any necessary micro-adjustments to color or contrast based on the color-corrected photo workstation monitor 
• Insure your image is appropriately scaled, optimal DPI 
• Load appropriate printing profiles 
• Use supplied papers or your own individual paper 
• Print directly from the photo workstation to selected Epson printer 
• Judging print quality, making adjustments