Photzy Checklist
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#1. "RE: Photzy Checklist" | In response to Reply # 0
esantos Nikonian since 10th Nov 2002Tue 18-Apr-17 12:40 PM | edited Tue 18-Apr-17 12:43 PM by esantosI follow my own checklist that I've developed - but it is used in the field and has to do with camera settings and set up, and not post processing.
From what I read into the teasers on the linked website this doesn't seem like anything groundbreaking. The workflow seems to follow a pretty traditional methodology. I also rarely use presets and actions (except for those I've recorded in Photoshop myself), and a hardly ever touch the exposure slider IF I've done my part and gotten a good exposure to begin with. Instead of using a checklist I prefer to look at each image individually and determine what it needs to bring it to an optimal level and best expresses my intent. I realize that this takes some amount of practice and experience and many, many hours of using Photoshop or whatever program one prefers. The problem is, just like they point out, that as you shouldn't rely on presets and actions (as a crutch), you also shouldn't rely on a pre-selected series of edits used in the same way, every time. I can point to many examples of my own images that needed a lot of editing and some that I hardly needed to touch. The bottom line to me is that there is no substitute for practice and study the traditional way, and making a commitment to developing an eye and feel for post processing.Ernesto Santos
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#2. "RE: Photzy Checklist" | In response to Reply # 0
glxman Nikonian since 04th Oct 2008Tue 18-Apr-17 04:13 PMHi John,
IMHO, if you go down the Adobe route, (LR and PS), a large majority do,
There is a wealth of information for free on the net, including youtube,
Lastly, there is a huge data base from Adobe on almost every aspect of PP,
If you feel the need for a more structured and detailed instruction, there a lot of good websites out there,
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#3. "RE: Photzy Checklist" | In response to Reply # 2
Mithel Registered since 12th Mar 2017Wed 19-Apr-17 05:00 AMThere is plenty of "instruction" available. And we can all burn hours, weeks, months, years, becoming experts. Those are always options. But for those of us looking for a creative insight by exchanging ideas with others and lacking the time to invest on extensive training (not that I haven't and still am doing this) it can accelerate our learning and expose us to new ideas that might not have crossed our minds before.
Most of the training however is of the form "there is this tool and you can use it in this manner". Most training lacks serious explanation of what the tool does or creative ways to use it.
I like the idea that someone has published a "checklist" and approach they use. I just suspect it's "Adobe" focused and like other materials lacking explanations of "why".
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I don't really believe the claim that it doesn't matter what software you use for post processing. But the trivial cost of $10 might make this well worth buying even if it is Photoshop and Lightroom specific.
It seems to me that a checklist and guide (software specific) is very valuable (experienced pros will develop this themselves and retain it in their memory). Reviewing others checklists and concepts would be a great way to learn and improve our own post processing techniques.