Chapter 12. Post production
Years ago, when wedding photographers used film, all they had to do after the wedding was send the rolls of film to a lab to get processed. With digital photography, however, the process is a little more complicated. The days of looking at your photographs as negatives, contact sheets or as slides on a light table are long gone. Now photographers view and edit their images on their computers, then post them online for their clients to see and order prints and other products. While there are many benefits to the digital age, it does require today's wedding photographer to have knowledge about more than just their cameras and other photography equipment. Today's photographers must also have good working knowledge of computers, software and digital workflow options.
DIGITAL WORKFLOW
The first step in the digital workflow is downloading images from the camera to the computer, and there are many ways to do this. Many cameras come with software allowing the photographer to download the images directly from the camera to their computer. There are also specialized card readers that allow you to download the images while the card is not in the camera, freeing up the camera for use and saving the camera's battery.
I use Photo Mechanic™ software by Camera Bits to download ...
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