First part, constructed in todays lunch break.
Step 1)
Import all of your photos - [card reader advised] and if you wish apply a preset to make things prettier (make sure not to clip any highlights or shadows - I'd advise something like the following on an average day) sync this to all photos.
Step 2)
Use [Shift + P] to mark your best photos, [Shift + x] to mark the rest. View rejected photo's and delete them. You should probably only have about 30-35 photos left. Mark the best 12 photo's as a 3. These 12 are you primary goal. Leave the others on the HDD untill you leave the circuit.
Step 3)
Crop the 12 [r]
Step 4)
Open in photoshop and use Auto-Tone (if auto tone doesn't work (football pitches or athletics tracks) use auto contrast)
Step 5)
Add a hint of vibrance, too much and the picture editors will bite your head off. (+20 MAX!)
Step 6)
Sharpen the file - not too much though. Oh and never use an OOF/blurred shot. Even if it's out by 10 or 15 cm. Don't.
Step 7)
The most important part. CAPTIONING. If you don't how's the photo editor supposed to know whats going on! Make sure the captions are detailed.
Step 8)
Save a copy to lightroom.
Step 9)
Resize to specs. (2600pixels is what I usually use - but sometimes your asked for 3000/fullsize/2000 or even 1000!) or if your saving to web, use your standard size (800px longest side?).
Step 10)
Use save to web at quality of about 70-80.
Final Result
I'd advise you to turn much of this into keyboard shortcut's, actions and presets. I can usually get 12 FTP'd in under 10 mins (around 40 seconds per shot on average), fully PP'd and captioned.
Now this is RAW. But tbh you shouldn't be shooting RAW here. So in tommorow's lunch break... Sport's post processing tutorial (JPEGs)
Hope this helps some people,
p0ss3s3d
EDITED: Neater layout now I thinks.
Step 1)
Import all of your photos - [card reader advised] and if you wish apply a preset to make things prettier (make sure not to clip any highlights or shadows - I'd advise something like the following on an average day) sync this to all photos.
Step 2)
Use [Shift + P] to mark your best photos, [Shift + x] to mark the rest. View rejected photo's and delete them. You should probably only have about 30-35 photos left. Mark the best 12 photo's as a 3. These 12 are you primary goal. Leave the others on the HDD untill you leave the circuit.
Step 3)
Crop the 12 [r]
Step 4)
Open in photoshop and use Auto-Tone (if auto tone doesn't work (football pitches or athletics tracks) use auto contrast)
Step 5)
Add a hint of vibrance, too much and the picture editors will bite your head off. (+20 MAX!)
Step 6)
Sharpen the file - not too much though. Oh and never use an OOF/blurred shot. Even if it's out by 10 or 15 cm. Don't.
Step 7)
The most important part. CAPTIONING. If you don't how's the photo editor supposed to know whats going on! Make sure the captions are detailed.
Step 8)
Save a copy to lightroom.
Step 9)
Resize to specs. (2600pixels is what I usually use - but sometimes your asked for 3000/fullsize/2000 or even 1000!) or if your saving to web, use your standard size (800px longest side?).
Step 10)
Use save to web at quality of about 70-80.
Final Result
I'd advise you to turn much of this into keyboard shortcut's, actions and presets. I can usually get 12 FTP'd in under 10 mins (around 40 seconds per shot on average), fully PP'd and captioned.
Now this is RAW. But tbh you shouldn't be shooting RAW here. So in tommorow's lunch break... Sport's post processing tutorial (JPEGs)
Hope this helps some people,
p0ss3s3d
EDITED: Neater layout now I thinks.
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