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07/22/2003 12:05:22 PM · #1 |
I have spent all morning going through the old forum messages looking for recomendations on how members work their photographs for DP Challenge submission and DPCPrints submittal. I came across this one from awhile back:
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Personally I do things in this order:
1. Save a copy of my original
2. Crop
3. Colour/curves adjust
4. Save another copy - this one to be used for printing
5. Resize to 640x480
6. Sharpen (as little as I can get away with)
7. Save my DPChallenge version
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Is this pretty much standard procedure for most experienced members?
When you save the copy for printing are you after the 1:1.5 ratio? (anything else.)
I am looking for a smooth process to get my submission and DPCPrint photo all in one.
All suggestions are welcome :)
Calvus
P.S. Maybe one of the council members can make this a sticky?
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07/22/2003 12:12:37 PM · #2 |
my workflow generally follows something like this:
a. make a copy of my original file for editing purposes
b. move the copy to another 'work' folder
1. make any necessary level adjustmenst / exposure compensations
2. make any color hue/sat and contrast adjustments
(begin illegal dpc adjustments)
3. any necessary dodging/burning
4. any required cloning and spot removal and touchup work
(legal dpc adjustments again)
5. crop to my desired aspect ratio (usually 1.25:1)
6. save (intermittant saves happen throughout the process)
7. resize to dpc standards
8. sharpen as necessary
9. save to dpc filesize specs
Message edited by author 2003-07-22 12:13:09.
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07/22/2003 12:15:11 PM · #3 |
//www.makesmewonder.com/workflow.html
There's what I have on workflow. Good post - nice to see everything in one place if people keep replying.
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07/22/2003 12:15:44 PM · #4 |
Personally, I create my DPC challenge submissions and print files separately. There are a couple of reasons:
1. Challenge submissions prohibit editing tools that I might want to use for the print version (as well as prohibiting text additions).
2. I might enlarge my print file, while I don't need to do that for the challenge file (which I would end up enlarging and then reducing in size ... doesn't make sense).
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07/22/2003 12:17:42 PM · #5 |
John
Just to confirm that I understand your workflow:
Step 6 you save for the DPCPrints submittal and
Step 9 for DPChallenge?
Do you save these files as photoshop files to preserve your work steps?
Calvus
Message edited by author 2003-07-22 12:18:51. |
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07/22/2003 01:40:38 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Calvus:
John
Just to confirm that I understand your workflow:
Step 6 you save for the DPCPrints submittal and
Step 9 for DPChallenge?
Do you save these files as photoshop files to preserve your work steps?
Calvus |
Step 6 would break into another workflow for making a print file. Once I have my crop the way I want it, I go through a resampling prodedure to increase the resolution of the image from about 256dpi @ 8x10 to 400dpi @ 8x10. After the resampling process is complete, I use the unsharp mask to make any required sharpening adjustents.
When I am working up a print file, I don't make an 8x10 ratio crop. I use a 7.5x9.5 ratio so I can add my 1/4" border to the image as the very last step.
Once my print file is finished, I do save it as a photoshop format, then as a JPG. I also create my 600-pixel long/wide JPG for viewing/uploading at this point as well.
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07/22/2003 02:59:58 PM · #7 |
Mine looks something like this these days
shoot in Canon RAW mode
Once I get the file onto my computer, I use Phase One's Capture One DSLR LE to:
set the white balance based on a preshot card or pick a new one that suits
Set white point
Set black point
Tweak grey point in levels or curves if need (usually nothing gets done)
Set the colour saturation
Convert the file to a 16 bit TIFF (no sharpening) and bring into photoshop
At this point, in photoshop I:
Do any spot adjustments that are required, tidy up any small details that need to be considered
Do any dodge/ burning that is required, via an overlay layer
Perform edge sharpening, amount based on the particular image
Then I save this as a compressed TIFF.
At this point I typically split my work flow
If printing:
If I'm going to print to a different format, I then crop to the size I need and start doing colour profiling for the output device I'm targeting.
Once the file is soft proofed, I convert it to the profile, and save it as a max res JPEG for printing.
For web:
I resize the file to whatever size I'm going to post it as, and do another small amount of USM, then use the 'File Save For Web' option to specify a file size.
After saving, I use breeze browser to reapply any EXIF information to the JPEG file, and upload it. |
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07/22/2003 04:01:05 PM · #8 |
I'm still new to photography, digital in particular. I wanted to confirm something. When dealing with the cropping ratio, do you use the select tool limitting it's size to 8x10 or 7.5x9.5 in John's case, or can this be done with the crop tool as well?
-N |
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07/22/2003 04:44:52 PM · #9 |
| In Photoshop, you can select final dimensions (with or without a specified DPI to resample) as an option to the crop tool. I think in PS7 it's up on the top tool bar under the menus. In earlier versions it's in the Options Palette. |
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07/22/2003 05:00:04 PM · #10 |
| I typically do it using the select tool with a fixed aspect ratio. Only because I prefer doing the cropping and resizing as a two step process, rather than all in one with the crop tool. |
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