My Photography Workflow

  1. Shoot in RAW format
  2. Download and organize files
    • Folder name: YYYY-MM-DD[a, b, c, …] – [Event Name]
    • Separate each event in folders
    • For example:
      • 2020-03-22a – Brian’s Birthday – Morning
      • 2020-03-22b – Brian’s Birthday – Afternoon
      • 2020-03-22c – Brian’s Birthday – Night
  3. Edit in Digital Photo Professional
    • Tagging
      • Tag each photo as either 5 Star or Reject
      • All Rejects get deleted
      • All 5 Stars get developed
      • Narrow down to 36 photos per folder
    • Developing
      • Gamma Adjustment: Auto
      • Auto Lighting Optimizer: Standard
      • White Balance: Adjust as needed
      • Gamma Adjustment: Adjust as needed
    • Exporting (File > Batch process…)
      • Destination Folder: Same as original files
      • Create storage subfolders for each file type
        • Exif-JPEG
        • Subfolder name: DPP
      • Output setting
        • Save as type: Exif-JPEG (*.JPG)
        • Image quality: 10
        • Output resolution: 320 dpi
        • Embed ICC profile
        • Include all shooting info
      • File name: Current file name
Canon Digital Photo Professional - Batch Settings