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?]
• Photoshop or Lightroom • 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” • Insure 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