11. Putting It All Together

Figure 11.1. Finishing Touch. © istockphoto.com/blackred

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We’ve covered the sexy stuff—taking, creating, and processing your photos—and now it is time to dig into the more mundane, but still vitally important, tasks—such as file management and metadata insertion—required for preparing your stock submissions. Just as with processing our photos, software tools are required to get these jobs done. And this is one more reason why I have been working with Lightroom for the last three-plus years. I have found greater efficiency from having a single application that can take me from start to finish, aside from the occasional ...

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