Pity the modern bride. This past weekend, I attended a wedding where everyone was shooting like they were Annie Leibovitz or Richard Avedon. By the end of the reception, the bride had to massage her cheeks to manage one last smile.
The bride’s father captured the precious moments with a cell phone. Other cameras — almost all digital — included high-end point-and-shoots from Fuji and Olympus, and the official photographer toted a Nikon D70s SLR.
Once I recovered from a camera flash-induced daze, I started wondering about the fate of all those photos. When film was king, pro photographers had defined workflows. The “workflow” for the rest of us usually involved drugstore processing and storage on the frig, in an album, or in a shoebox.
What are the digital equivalents? How many pros have hammered out a satisfactory workflow? And what will happen to snapshots, such as those taken at the wedding? Do they languish on hard drives, never seeing the light of day? Could anyone even locate a particular picture a month afterward?
Whether you classify yourself as a pro or amateur photographer, I want to know how you manage your digital photos. You can mention software names if you like, but I’m even more interested in the process you follow, and whether you’re satisfied with it. I’ll compile the results and share them in an upcoming newsletter. To participate, look for the VoxBox on the left and click “Respond to this article.”
This article was last modified on January 7, 2023
This article was first published on August 8, 2005
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