Paul Pearce

Digital Photo Initial Workflow
After shooting the images- bringing them into the computer

• Turn camera off
• Remove memory card from camera (faster than attaching camera to computer)
• Put memory card in card reader (there is only one correct way- do not force) The computer has a slot for SD cards - use an external reader for other card types.
• Memory card will show up on your desktop. Make sure your card has a name (use your initials- in case you lose your card it can be identified)
• Create a folder for the assignment on the desktop, create a subfolder for "shoot"
• Copy and paste the photos from this shoot on your card into the folder on the desktop.
  
• Open Adobe Bridge program.
• Find your folder to look at thumbnail images of your folder.
• You can now remove your card from the reader-
  do not just take it from the reader... You have to "drag it to the trash" or eject the card before removing.
• Rename all your images
  First select all images.
  go to Tools/Batch Rename
  Use only two lines of attribution -
  (1)Line one - TEXT - Use F18M + underscore _last name initials, abbreviate assignment (WU for warmup)
  (2) Line two - Use current filename
  
• example for Paul Pearce: F18_PP_wu_CIM00216 "cim00216" is the filename from the camera, it is put in automatically for each file
• Keep all your original images. Do not delete any images- we can learn from our mistakes.
• Open your folder on the student share drive.
• Copy the assignment folder from the desktop to your sharedrive folder (now you have 2 copies - one is your backup on the desktop)
• Rate your images using the star rating - 5= best 1= loser.
• Back up images on your removable drive.
• Fill out the Self Evaluation Form to report your sucess and problems