Wedding Workflow

[ABG]

I'm shooting photos for a friends wedding soon and this'll be the first time I've captured all images digitally. I've done a couple before using film, so I'm pretty confident that I can capture the images well enough. Not up to Cato and Padey's, or Shutterbug's standards, but good enough to keep my friends happy.

What I would really like to know from the wedding gurus out there, or anyone else for that matter, is what is your workflow from the time you take the card out of your camera?

I stumbled across some pretty useful info here, but I'd like to hear from some of our resident experts on the matter.

Thanks

[shutterbug]

Hi Andrew...Firstly I capture in jpeg. So when i get home this is what I do...

1. download all cards into HDD
2. Backup on DVDx2 (One set goes off site) and an external HDD.
3. Edit-in via iView
4. After this it depends on what you want to do with the keepers......eg proofs, album design...etc

cheers
vl

[ABG]

Thanks Vince. I forgot that you shoot in jpeg. One of the big questions I have is when to convert from raw to jpeg and what program to use. I don't trust my ability to nail the exposure and WB well enough to shoot in jpeg.

[PiroStitch]

if you want speed and efficient Raw conversion, you can't go pass Raw Shooter Essentials.

[Aussie Dave]

You could also have a play with Photoshop Actions & droplets, assuming you have PS and come up with a workflow that suits your needs.

How much PP do you think you will need to do on each image ? If it's a matter of coverting from NEF -> JPEG (with some minor WB or EV changes) and resizing for printing &/or web, that would be very easy to setup. If you need to adjust a multitude of things (levels/contrast etc..) then it would become more involved in it's setup.....but still possible.

Just another option...

[ABG]

Thanks Wayne. I already have RSE, but I prefer ACR for raw conversions. It just seems to provide more accurate colours on my computer for some reason.

Dave, thanks for your suggestion. I was thinking of opening all images in Bridge and correcting in ACR those that are badly exposed or have poor WB. I'm hoping that number is small. Next, convert the images to jpeg and show them to the bride and groom. Get them to select a limited number of shots they really like and would like to put in the album and then manipulate those images in PSCS2.

Missing above is downloading the images from the cards and backing up.

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated.

[digitor]

Missing above is downloading the images from the cards and backing up.

Any further suggestions greatly appreciated.

Try this: http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?p=246410#246410

ImageIngester can do the transfer, back up the copies, and optionally run the nefs through the adobe DNG converter.

Cheers

[gstark]

Andrew,

Is your monitor calibrated? Just a thought ...

[Matt. K]

Nikon software or Photoshop are both fine for conversion. Conversion is carried out after most PP is done. Shoot RAW. Burn RAW to DVD as archive. Carry out corrections and sharpening in NIKON NX. Any spotting or local adjustments in Photoshop. Burn to DVD as JPGs. Simple and safe.

[ABG]

Digitor, downoading now. Shall have a look at it tonight. Thanks.

Gary. Yep, my monitor is calibrated, but it's been a few months since it was last done. May be time to get it re-done. Does anyone in Sydney have a Spyder I can come around and use?

Matt, thanks for your suggested workflow. Just what I was after