Workflow - 2002
Workflow steps:
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| shoot | All photos are recorded in RAW format (*.CRW for d30 / d60, *.TIF for 1d). All time stamps are GMT. |
| save EXIF information | Each image file is assigned a file name which becomes its identifier. The file name format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_BBXX where BB is a two hex digit identifier of the camera body and XX are the last two hex digits of the image identifier assigned by the camera. I have "cooked-up" a quick-and-dirty application which saves exposure data, exposure mode, exposure compensation, drive mode, focus mode, lens data, etc. in a database. It works for Canon 1d, d30, and d60 only and is not "production quality"; if, however, you still want to try using it - let me know. To see my interpretation of image header tags click here (you will see a piece of Java code). |
| convert RAW to 16-bit TIFF | I used Breezebrowser for conversion. All user-selectable parameters are set to "normal", white balance to "auto". The output is 16bit TIFF, non-linear, Adobe RGB if possible (e.g. with 1d images). A couple of weeks ago I also started experimenting with linear workflow - that is, raw sensor data are converted to 16bit linear TIFF. |
| edit | Editing is done in Photoshop with Adobe RGB working colorspace. The monitor profile has been created using ColorVision's Spyder with OptiCAL. Non-linear 16bit TIFF files: Canon 1d images are assigned Adobe RGB colorspace , d30 and d60 images are treated as sRGB and converted to Adobe RGB. Editing consists usually in cropping, adjusting the color balance and the dynamic range (levels, curves, saturation), noise filtration and sharpening. Until recently noise filtration and sharpening was done in LAB mode by applying Gaussian filter (and occasionally Smart blur) to the a and b channels and unsharp mask to the luminosity channel. A month ago I started using Fred Miranda's plug-ins. The output is in Adobe RGB colorspace stored in 8-bit TIFF format. Linear 16bit TIFF files: Same as above, but as a first step the image is converted using Fred Miranda's linear workflows (which include ICC profiles) for the d30. d60 and 1d. Although not a panacea, I find them very useful, especially for the 1d and correctly exposed images. |
| archive | Each image is stored in three formats:
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