Maybe for the studio but I really don't think I could ever work this
way. Fortunately, I don't have to any more.
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/9/2013 5:52 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> So what happened to editing, selection, post-processing?
>> To me, this way of working is akin to shooting a bunch of film and just
>> giving it to the client,
>> undeveloped. Of course, if the client wants it that way and pays for it,
>> great. Still seems strange to me.
>
> Not necessarily. Let's use two examples:
>
> 1. Studio shot for client where a graphic artist/designer is involved.
> They'll want the image with minimal post-processing and maybe even in
> raw format. In this environment, having the lighting perfect before
> the first exposure is made is critical. The photographer need not
> worry about cropping the image and the selection itself is usually
> made by "group think". This is no different than any existing studio
> environments where the camera is shot tethered. The photographer runs
> the camera and other people do the computer stuff. If the photographer
> is a one-lung operation and is working direct with the client, he/she
> may still choose to keep everything as close to perfect in-camera as
> possible. The JPEG is output directly for customer selection and the
> post-processing occurs later on the RAW file that never left the
> camera.
>
> 2. Event Photography. I can speak from experience on this one. I
> shoot, and in moments between the action, I'll do some in-camera
> selects. Those get uploaded automatically to a gallery or emailed
> directly to the client where it is then posted in their live stream
> blog or whatever social networking they are doing.
>
> I have gone with one other scenario where the Eye-Fi is gold. During
> the photo shoot, I will have the JPEGs copy to a nearby iPAD. I'll set
> the resolution a little lower on the in-camera JPEGs to speed up the
> process, but by doing this, we get to review images on a larger
> screen. When working this way, I just have it set to copy everything
> as it is shot. No need to mess with the camera for review. It's easier
> to chimp on an iPAD than it is on the camera's LCD.
>
> Regardless, for either of my two scenarios, the idea is to get it
> right in-camera before you ever press the shutter release.
>
>
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