Image Processing with Adobe Bridge

How to Process

Very few clients know exactly what goes on after their photoshoot. Why in the world would it take so long to get their pictures? (My full processing time is usually between 10-14 days). First thing to remember is that I'm not in my office 24/7, AND that not all the time in the office is devoted to processing images. (you know... there's also paperwork, emails, advertising, ordering etc.)

So, here's a simple step by step on how I do things around the office.

The image below if from Adobe Bridge. This is how I view, sort, rename and process your images. Many photographers use Lightroom. I do not. I prefer Bridge. Below you will see that the images say ".CR2" This is a RAW file, not jpeg (no processing was done in the camera). The first set is to take all the images (anywhere from 300-3000) and give them all 3 stars. I then do a quick sweep and remove my test images, anything that was out of focus or just a bad shot give them zero stars.

I then batch rename the images. In this case it will be Audrey001, Audrey 002, etc.

In my next sweep, I will pick out the Best of the Best and give them 5 stars.

I will then open the 5 star images in Camera RAW edit through Adobe Photoshop. This is where I can adjust the white balance, exposure, brightness, contrast and vignette. Sometimes ill get fancy and go black and white, or sepia or desaturated. =)

With those 5 star images edited, I will process them to make them JPEG images. In this case, since they will be uploaded to facebook and the blog, they are sized down to 800 pixels per largest side.

Now that I have the blog images, they can be applied to my blog and put up on facebook. This is how the "sneak peeks" are made.

After this, I re-do the process again with ALL the images so that I can upload them to the proofing site, make a slideshow, and prep for your proofing meeting.

I feel like my workflow has gotten to a good manageable amount of time. Now that you know what's happening, you can come help me out? JK, thats what I have kayla for. =)

Thanks for reading!!!

Gonzalez Family

Orange County Family Photographer

Amy & Kenny | ready for baby Grace

Corona Maternity Photographer

| Riverside Wedding Photographer | Southern California Wedding Photographer|

I have the best in-laws. and not just the parents but the sisters & brothers. My husbands sisters both married awesome guys and have such cool families. I love being a part of their lives. If you know my husband you can tell 100% that this is his sister! Though she looks just like him (well, a female version), her personality is so much like mine! We're both type A, organized, designed, and planners! I dont get the opportunity to do maternity pictures very often, so I'm so excited with how great these turned out! Thanks Amy and Kenny for having me do these for you!! Cant wait to do the infant pictures in the next few weeks (maybe next few days).

Class of 2012 [sarah]

Orange County Senior Portrait Photographer

SoCal Wedding Photographer

Sometimes I do a photoshoot and while behind the camera I'm SO excited about the amazingness of what I'm seeing that I'm jumping up and down inside. I think that during this shoot, I was jumping up and down... but not inside... literally jumping up and down. And now, while going back through them, I'm sitting at my computer and yelling, "YES!!!!"

It sure doesnt hurt having a BEAUTIFUL subject, with the most awesome look, a gorgeous southern california day and one of my favorite locations, but this senior portrait session is by far one of my favorite shoots EVER!

location: Santiago Oaks Regional Park

Subject/Shoots: Sarah Singleton Senior Portraits, Class of 2012

Props: provided by yours truly

Singleton Family

Orange County Family Photographer

LOVE this family. The three girls are all grown up (the youngest is graduating this year) and they are all home for Christmas. They came from Boston and San Diego and I couldn't say how happy they all seem to have some family time together. For the first time I used a new "hug" technique. Since there were no toddlers, my "fake laugh" technique and "tickle" technique seemed just a little silly. But.... this new found family hug seems to loosen everyone up and made for the most natural fun happy family photos. Thank you so much Singleton Family for inviting me to capture your happy smiles and this great moment in your lives.

Bogner family

Huntington Beach Family Photographer

Lorence

Riverside Family Photographer

Gotta love a photoshoot with Lorence! Just as almost every time I've done Lo's pictures, he takes a good 20 minutes to warm up to me. More this time than ever, we got to PLAY! we did jumping frog, throwing rock, and a little dancing. I love doing pictures for Lorence and Marygrace. I cant wait until our next photoshoot!