Digital photography best practices and workflow handbook :
[Book]
a guide to staying ahead of the workflow curve /
Patricia Russotti, Richard Anderson
Burlington, MA :
Focal Press,
c2010
xv, 242 p. :
ill. (chiefly col.) ;
23cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction / Therese Mulligan -- Chap. 1. Digital photography best practices and workflow. Who -- The accumulation effect -- The DPBestflow and UPDIG connection -- Chap. 2. Terminology and the importance of language. DPBestflow glossary -- Chap. 3. An overview of workflow components and planning. The basic concepts of digital photography workflow -- Plannning (Decisions and the work to be done prior to starting a project) -- Knowledge bases -- Chap. 4. Workflows and parameters. The workflows -- Quality -- Workflow parameter decision points -- Capture formats -- Workflow software options -- Batch or optimized workflow -- Rendered or unrendered workflow -- The working file life cycle -- Working file's life cycle order based on software application type -- DPBestflow workstation setup -- Chap. 5. The image archive. Archive vs. backup -- Data integrity and file transfer -- Archiving goals -- Keeping track of camera originals, copies, and derivatives -- Searching the archive -- Retrieving image files from the archive -- Migrating the archive -- Data verification -- Archive hardware -- The image bank as a working archive -- Chap. 6. Image capture. Shoot parameters -- Capture format -- Matching camera technology to workflow needs -- Chap. 7. Getting to work--Image ingestion. Data preservation and data backup -- DPBestflow file-naming conventions -- Add metadata -- Ingestion tools -- Ingestion setup -- Comparison chart of ingestion software -- Handling your capture format choice -- Chap. 8. Image edit. Editing checklist -- Editing best practices -- Edit software options -- Chap. 9. Optimization. Matching the scene -- Maximizing image quality -- Preserving your work -- Optimization tools -- Color management -- Chap. 10. Master files and derivative files. Tool options -- DNG workflow primer -- Points of conversion -- Where is my PIE stuff (parametric image edits that I made)? -- Chap. 11. Image proofing. Proof types that we are familiar with -- Image life cycle review -- Why proof? -- Best practices -- Proofing tools -- Chap. 12. Image delivery. Delivery types -- Rendered files: repro-ready RGB or CMYK image files -- Preparing image files for the web -- Saving files for screen use -- Preparing RGB files for digital printing -- CMYK guideprints --Repro-ready, but unsized, RGB or CMYK image files with no output sharpening -- Rendered delivery file formats -- Unrendered files -- Delivery media -- Delivery paperwork: the read me file -- It's a wrap -- The importance of ergonomics