How do you choose a Capture One RAW file storage location? Capture One is flexible. That’s one of the things that makes it superior to the alternatives (also, it produces better results and is faster, but I digress). That flexibility can be a little confusing to new photographers and those converting from Lightroom to Capture […]
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Workflow: Setting up a Project Based Workflow
I use a project based workflow. Every single photo shoot ends up in its own catalog. I use Capture One’s Inside Catalog as my storage location, so my catalog directories are self contained. With a little forethought, Lightroom users can do the same. Setting up a project based workflow is easy. For a more in […]
Workflow: Taming the Beast by Splitting Your Photo Catalogs
In my previous post about high level workflow design and breaking vendor lock-in, I referenced different types of workflows: the monolithic, semi-monolithic and project based workflow. I didn’t go into detail then (that post was already getting long), but now it is time to talk about them in detail. This article is primarily about the […]
Workflow: High Level Design and Breaking Lock-In
Once upon a time, there was Lightroom, and only one catalog. All photos went into this catalog for editing and searching. Then the catalog got bloated and slow. Adobe started to charge a monthly fee to access the photographers own archive. It became impossible to tell what images were finished and which still needed work […]
An Almost Usable Mobile Workflow – Lightroom CC on the Road
I recently visited Costa Rica. On our trip we had a couple of small local airline flights with very restrictive weight limits. My camera gear already had me up against (really over) the limit. I decided to make an attempt at a Lightroom CC mobile workflow with only my Android phone and a Western Digital […]