Aperture Capture NX Digital Workflow etc
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I just got back from Wyoming and I shot a couple hundred frames with the D2Xs. A swim meet and some outdoor portraits etc. I have been playing with processing them through Aperture and Capture NX on a couple different computers. 1 is a duel 2.4 gig Mac Desktop with 8 gigs of RAM and a1.33 gig PowerBook with a gig of RAM and a Dell laptop with 512 megs of RAM. In that order processing is slow slower and slowest. I might as well be shooting and developing film again. I use to shoot a ton of slides and print film and the workflow was faster, proceess sort and deliver. Aperture is really cool a great interface and workflow metaphor and Capture NX is good also but the real problem is they have added to the photographers work load and the time is not billable. With the larger cameras that I use in studio I don’t end up with so many images to evaluate to make selects. I guess I will have to go back to the rule of 6 and really be careful not to shoot so much. Anyone else having a problem outputing finished files in a timely manner.
I absolutely have time issues processing full cards of images. I don’t care how fast you work, 300+ shots is a lot to evaluate.
I think its just a matter of getting use to and adapting to new tools. I was using Aperture and I started using the lift and stamp feature. You edit 1 image in a series color correct sharpen etc. Then copy or “LIFT” and “STAMP” apply those settings to similar files. You can batch in Capture NX. I was listening to a podcast from studiolighting.net called Lightsource. Its really good source if you are into lighting and photography in general. They interview different shooters and discuss technique etc. The last podcast the guy was using a program called iopener from imagefire.com it feeds images to screen for you to evaluate 1 at a time so you can edit them. When you went to South America and out West how many image did you come back with and how long did it take you to edit them Zach?
jpavoncello,
I do the same as you but I use Adobe Bridge. Granted, it isn’t the best for RAW but I can load the files and watch them as a slide show. During the slide show, I can rate each picture from 0-5 and then go back and preview a selection of rated files. Also, the program allows one to color code each picture and then stacks the files per colour code. As you mentioned, batch editing can then be conducted in CS2 but in Bridge; you only need to double click the files and they will automatically open in CS2.
All of the metadata can be added and/or changed in Bridge with all of the IPTC information that you mentioned. By using this process in Bridge, one can search a file description and it will create the pseudo file with all images that have the key word in the IPTC, if it has been added.
You are very correct that a well planned and routine process will greatly reduce the amount of tme required in post editing.
Zach, I would pass the cost of film and processing through at 30.00 per roll plus my day or hourly rate. Otherwise a client could have you shoot all kinds of variations and you could lose money. The client pays for all cost. A lot of shooters sell themselves short because they like what they doing and most photographers are not good business people. Negotiate a good price for your work and remember the client is going to make a lot more money than you because of your photograpy.
John I had Photo Mechanic back in the late 90’s when I was shooting with a Kodak DCS 460. I downloaded the 20 day demo and it runs really well. You can shuffle through a bunch of images really fast and make your selects. I can see how you could shoot sports etc and get to you prime images and the process them pretty fast. Most of mydmk37363,
Let me know how the prints turn out if you try that lab. I’m always on the lookout for a good lab.
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