![]() Before the night ends, I can view each card’s folder and see from start to finish that everything has been saved.” “My cards are in folders labeled G1, G2, etc.- G for Ginny! And my second shooter Amanda’s cards are in folders labeled A1, A2, etc. Ginny also carefully organizes each memory card into its own folder. She won’t reformat her memory cards until she’s home and knows all the images are safe. Before she’s even left the wedding, all of her photographs are safely stored with a backup copy in two places. Ginny leaves the photos on her memory cards, too. “One of my buddies had his camera bag stolen at a reception, so I know I can’t be too safe!” “Before I go to a wedding, I create a master folder on my travel hard drive that houses 11 different subfolders.” (See below.) “During the wedding reception, my assistant and I back up the memory cards to the proper folders,” she tells us. Ginny Corbett approaches photo-saving a bit differently, downloading mid-shoot at her weddings. If you’re NEVER going to use those “bad” photos-the blinks, the misfires, and the out-of-focus outtakes-why let them take up space on your computer?įor culling, we also love Lightroom (click “P” to flag as a “Pick”), and PhotoMechanic (click Command+1 to label a “Winner”.) Option #2: Immediately Save Your Files On-Site She culls further for the final delivery, but this initial cull and deletion eliminates any unusable shots. Then-and here’s the scary part- Spanki deletes all the photographs that didn’t make the first cut. “I immediately cull through my images, adding a star to my favorites.” (Command+1 will do this for you quickly!) “When I get home, I download the SD card and open the RAW files in Adobe Bridge,” she says. Spanki Mills employs the most popular approach: downloading her memory cards to her computer at home after a session. Option #1: Save Your Photos when the Shoot is Over Your Solution : Task an assistant with downloading mid-shoot, or prioritize immediate downloading after your session. Your Mission : Download your memory cards and safeguard your photographs-quickly! Spanki + Company First Things First: How to Save Your Photos
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