Daily workflow LR/PS to flickr and or blog

[Starlite9711]

This is for any of you that do the daily or somewhat daily photos AND edit them AND post them to Flickr AND/or blog them. I know there is an easier way than what I do now. So walk me through your workflow. Do you shoot in RAW? do you have to resize? what size do you use, etc, etc. Thanks much!!

[katrinak]

I shoot about 50% in Raw Bailey so my workflow changes.

My steps:

1. Upload to computer
2. Open and resize in LR (I resize to the size I will most likely print it)
3. Make any adjustments (I'm making fewer and fewer after last year's experience!)
4. Save in my POTD file with the date of the photo (it looks like this POTD010109)
5. Upload to flickr
6. Use the "blog this photo" link in flickr if I'm going to blog the photo (I don't blog all of them)

This is not the best system, just what works for me. I also have been known to upload directly to flickr without doing anything (gasp!) With a Pro account (a $25 annual fee) you have unlimited space on flickr so you don't have to worry so much. Just depends on the time/energy you want to invest!

[Starlite9711]

Thanks Katrina, that helps a ton!!!

[elliottsurf2]

Katrina and Bailey,

Happy New Year! I have a question about light room. When you say you upload photos to computer do you mean through the software for your camera, or do you upload them through LightRoom? I know that I have to just sit down and read the LightRoom information, but it is just so much easier when you tell us how you do it! I know they have some good video tutorials on LR on the Adobe site, but I haven't made the time to watch them yet! I have been loving looking at all the POTD on flickr and hope to post some this year!

[katrinak]

I upload directly through Lightroom. When I install my card reader into my computer and open LR it automatically opens and asks if I want to import. I can see the catalog and file that it will install to and can add keywords at that point.

[allmine]

I don't shoot in raw yet or blog, so I don't have that concern. My family does check out my flickr, so in away, it is my blog (thus all the journaling I usually do with each photo ... it's for them and I'll also go back and use it on scrapbook pages). I started out uploading each night and posting to flickr, but have found it easier to just do it first thing in the morning. That way I also get to bed at a decent time! My kids are all teenagers so there is not much for me to do getting them ready for school. So I make sure they are up, grab a cup (or pot) of coffee and head to the computer first thing. Here is my basic workflow:

1. upload to computer
2. name (it saves me time to rename my photos when I upload them ... date, sometimes a key word, person, or event (just depends what they are of), and the file number)
3. I go through them as a slideshow and mark those to delete as well as make note of one for the day
4. delete those marked
5. open favorite in photoshop elements if it needs to be tweeked (soon I'll be getting lightroom)
6. upload to flickr

it sounds like alot, but it really goes quickly. Later I'll go through the photos again for another round of deleting those I really just don't need (I usually take alot of photos).

I've really enjoyed the DD photo a day in 2008 and am looking forward to 2009.

[Starlite9711]

Thanks for sharing!! As for uploading, I upload right through lightroom too, just as Katrina mentioned.

[deanie]

I'll upload from LR too if something doesn't need fixing in PSE-

[dachsie02]

So do you upload and keep all of your photos in Lightroom? I have several years worth of photos and I haven't yet imported them into lightroom. I wasn't sure if you were suppose to or just the ones you wanted to play with. So if I was looking for a certain photo I would open up and look through Lightroom. right? Sorry to be so dense but I honestly am confused about storing all my pics in lightroom. lol

[katrinak]

Originally Posted by dachsie02

So do you upload and keep all of your photos in Lightroom? I have several years worth of photos and I haven't yet imported them into lightroom. I wasn't sure if you were suppose to or just the ones you wanted to play with. So if I was looking for a certain photo I would open up and look through Lightroom. right? Sorry to be so dense but I honestly am confused about storing all my pics in lightroom. lol

I upload everything I take to LR because the search function is so good. However, I've left some old photos out of it, because I'm lazy and I think I've scrapped what I want to scrap of them! But, it is pretty easy to import them in if you should need change your mind.

[sam ellis]

Just a question to the "Old LR hands"

When you import into lr is it making a copy? I think it is. So then I shouldn't copy from card to computer then import into LR. and then export as jpegs into a folder.

Am I making sense. I truly don't wanna have 3 copies of each photo.

My dh may JUST kill me..

[Starlite9711]

Ok I am not 100% sure that I am correct here Sam, but this is my elementary understanding....

When you upload to LR it puts it in a LR Catalog (one ongoing catalog that you continue to upload to) This is where all of the alterations are stored, I think. But you still only have your one copy of your photo on your computer. Once you alter, fix, crop, etc your RAW files, you export them as a .jpg. Now you have 2 copies 1 raw, 1 jpg. I dont think it is any different than processing Raw in bridge or ACR. But now you have a LR catalog.

I am not sure any of that made sense.....maybe Katrina has a better handle on the organzation aspect of LR.....its still hazy to me....apparently.