Yes, I know that pressing the shutter release is kind of an important part of the process. But there's so much more! By traveling with a laptop, I now have completed all of the following workflow steps on the road, and several of them on airplanes. Here's a highlight of the steps involved:
- transfer photos from camera card (in raw format) to computer, and make backups
- add location info, copyright, keywords etc. (the metadata) to each photo
- Save modified photos as TIF files, make backups
- for HDR files, fuse the multiple exposures into one
- for panoramas, link the multiple pieces into one
- Make adjustments of TIF (whether fused or linked) in Photoshop
- Save as final jpg
- for panoramic video, convert Photoshop output into video
- Upload - to website for video, or to photo lab for prints
Pushing the button on the camera starts the process, but there's so much more to do, and it takes time. But when you're stuck on an airplane or in a hotel room, there's often plenty of available time. I'm still surprised what can be done with a cell phone, a fast laptop with a lot of memory and a bunch of USB devices. And, look at all the newly available time back home after the conversion of dead time during travel to productive time.
Those poor guys working with film and darkrooms did some amazing things, but they couldn't touch some of the things we can do now. I wonder what amazing technology will be used in 20 years that will make people look back and pity old farts like me.
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