Digital Workflow: Patrick Lavoie, Photo Retoucher
Ah, the dreaded digital workflow that drives me insane.
Here's an interesting stat for you: digital photographers spend only 10% of their time taking photographs. The rest of our time is split between meeting with clients, marketing, bookwork, lab pickups... and most of our precious time goes into that dreaded digital workflow.
Sometimes at the end of a project when all the layers are blended together I will sit back and feel really satisfied. Most of the time, it's a chore.
Microstock photographers are not be dealing with the same day-to-day responsibilities, but they have the task of cloning out logos, erasing pimples, keywording, uploading and "disambiguating" (another one of those words that Istock contributors will relate to.)
Ever wonder about the workflow behind those polished photos in fashion magazines?
Here is a quick link to an interesting post on photo.net: My Life as a Professional Photo Retoucher and Digi-Tech by Patrick Lavoie.
Here's an interesting stat for you: digital photographers spend only 10% of their time taking photographs. The rest of our time is split between meeting with clients, marketing, bookwork, lab pickups... and most of our precious time goes into that dreaded digital workflow.
Sometimes at the end of a project when all the layers are blended together I will sit back and feel really satisfied. Most of the time, it's a chore.
Microstock photographers are not be dealing with the same day-to-day responsibilities, but they have the task of cloning out logos, erasing pimples, keywording, uploading and "disambiguating" (another one of those words that Istock contributors will relate to.)
Ever wonder about the workflow behind those polished photos in fashion magazines?
Here is a quick link to an interesting post on photo.net: My Life as a Professional Photo Retoucher and Digi-Tech by Patrick Lavoie.
I completely agree with that percentage. Most of the work is spent choosing, processing and retouching the photos.
That's why I think it's always better to take the photo as best as you can in-camera to reduce the post-processing times. In this way, more time can be spent taking photos than editing.
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I second that. As my in-camera improves I spend a lot less time editing. I also find myself buying more and more "no-logo" clothes and goods!
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I completely agree. Post processing and uploading/attributing photos takes much more time than shooting. For me it becomes a bottleneck because I shoot faster/more than I can process. My main focus at the moment is to improve the speed of processing (taking into account I already address light and logos at time of shooting)
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