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Struggling with Workflow
Jonathan Durr, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Morton Grove | IL | USA | Posted: 1:57 PM on 10.25.10 |
->> I found myself having a bit of difficulty trying to achieve something in my workflow so I used the Q&A tool to find some advice. Someone asked me to post this on the boards to see what everyone had to say about it. So here is the message I sent out.
"To set the playing field, I use the newest version of Photomechanic and Photoshop CS4.
I shoot for a website that covers high school sports and they post stories with my photos the same night of the games. I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to get photos up onto my photoshelter as quick as possible so they can see them the same night.
This is the best idea I have so far. Downsize all the photos I'm going to upload so they upload very quickly. Then at a later time, replace the files with full size files so people can purchase the larger digital files.
But I have run into a little bump. I can't figure out the best way to re-size a combination of horizontal and vertical pictures with out sorting them into a folder for either one; using the Image Processor script in Photoshop. It requires you input both a height and width. I just tried doing one side but it yelled at me for both.
So my questions are;
Is there a more efficient way to get photos up quicker?
How can I re-size many photos that are horizontal and vertical in one action?
Thanks for any help!" |
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Jonathan Durr, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Morton Grove | IL | USA | Posted: 2:02 PM on 10.25.10 |
| ->> Sorry to spoil any responses to this but after reading over 20 replies already (in 20 minutes) I think the most efficient way to do this is when I FTP from Photomechanic to Photoshelter. There is a tool in the upload dialogue box that allows you to re-size to a percentage. Doing it this way doesn't require me to have a folder just for these re-sized images. |
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Bill Streicher, Photographer
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Riverton | NJ | USA | Posted: 2:03 PM on 10.25.10 |
->> Hi Jonathan.
Not sure if this helps, but this is how I do it.
I use photoshop and the custom Actions feature.
- First I make a folder to place saved images in ( I usually call it "holding")
- Then I open up the "Actions" window and create a custom action and begin recording.
- I resize my photo by percentage rather then pixel or inches this way it doesn't matter if it's Horz or Vert.
- Save resized photos to the folder you created in step 1 (holding).
- Press the Stop recording button.
- Then go under the "file", drag down to "automate" and then onto "batch". The onscreen instructions from that point on are easy to follow.
If you want to try it my way and need more help I can try and walk you threw it over the phone.
Good luck. |
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Will Vragovic, Photographer
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Brooksville | FL | United States | Posted: 2:12 PM on 10.25.10 |
->> Photomechanic will quickly resize images for you with the Save As command. To be able to handle vertical and horizontals at the same time, pick the option "to fit box" and type in the longest dimension you want, say 1000 px. Then your horizontals will all be 1000 wide, and your verticals will all be 1000 tall. The other side will be dependent on how you crop your images.
As far as uploading to Photoshelter, you can do that straight from PM as well. I'd probably just get all my files ready to go and do it in one shot (from home or office or wherever you have your fast internet connection) rather than going through the upload process with small files, then delete everything and start over with hi-rez files, but that's just me. That way if someone's going to buy something, it's there and ready to go when they look for it. I'd try to figure out how big you really think folks will be wanting to get things printed and uploading the smallest file necessary to do it. You could then have an option to contact you if they want to make a really huge print. |
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Andrew Scott, Photo Editor, Photographer
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McLean | VA | United States | Posted: 2:12 PM on 10.25.10 |
->> This is simple and you can do this entirely in PhotoMechanic, no need for Photoshop.
Set up your Photoshelter FTP settings in PM:
http://www.photoshelter.com/help/tut/archive/upload/pm
Once you have done your edit in PM and are ready to upload (Apple U):
*Select: PhotoShelter as your selected Uploader connection
*Select: Saved as JPEG (adjust quality to preference)
*Select: Scaling - To Fit Box (adjust pixels to preference)
Click send. That's it.
Scaling to fit box will make the longest dimension of the image whatever you enter, regardless if it is vertical or horizontal. |
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Shane Lockyer, Photographer
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Calgary | AB | Canada | Posted: 2:17 PM on 10.25.10 |
->> Hey Jonathan,
I would recommend you using lightroom 3 for fast and efficient downsizing as you can specify how large you want the image to be when you export them in either file size or width and height.I do this when shooting for my client before uploading to FTP. Hope this helps! |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 2:19 PM on 10.25.10 |
| ->> +1 to what Andrew said. |
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