Photography Workflow

Capture#

I shoot primarily on a Sony A7C with a mix of prime lenses. My approach is to capture in RAW format to give myself maximum flexibility during editing.

Import and Organization#

All photos are imported into Adobe Lightroom using a consistent folder structure:

• YYYY/YYYY-MM-DD - Event/Location
• Keywords and star ratings applied during import
• Initial cull removes obvious rejects (blinks, bad composition, duplicates)

Editing Process#

1. Initial Review: Go through all photos from a shoot and flag keepers (P key in Lightroom)
2. First Pass: Basic adjustments - exposure, contrast, highlights/shadows
3. Second Pass: Color grading and creative adjustments
4. Final Select: Export only the best shots

Export Settings#

For web:

• JPEG quality: 80-90%
• Resize to 2048px on longest edge
• sRGB color space
• Sharpen for screen

For print:

• Full resolution TIFF
• Adobe RGB or ProPhoto color space

Backup Strategy#

• Local: Working drive (SSD) + Archive drive (HDD)
• Cloud: Backblaze B2 for RAWs, Google Photos for selects
• Offsite: Quarterly backup to physical drive stored elsewhere

Publishing#

Photos are published to:

• This website (photo galleries)
• Instagram (selected shots)
• Prints for personal projects

The goal is to have a streamlined workflow that doesn’t get in the way of actually taking photos.