Perfect Digital Photography Workflow

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Tools of the trade 2.1 Downloads 2.2 Services 3 Preparation and configuration 3.1 Picasa configuration 3.2 Flickr preparation 4 The workflow

[edit] Summary

Here is a quick overview of what you are going to do:

1. Import photos using Picasa
2. Delete, crop and preform basic fixes using Picasa
3. Tag and star photos using Picasa
4. Geotag photos using Picasa/Google Earth
5. Upload photos to Flickr using picasa2flickr or Flickr Uploadr
6. (optional) Use Flickr Tools to transfer your Flic

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[edit] Tools of the trade

Download/register for the following things. Make sure you have the most recent versions if you already have some of them.

[edit] Downloads

Download and install the following programs. If you already have any of them, make sure you are using the latest version.

• Picasa2 by Google
• Google Earth
• picasa2flickr

[edit] Services

Register for

• Flickr
• (optional) Faceboook

[edit] Preparation and configuration

[edit] Picasa configuration

Here is a list of configuration changes you should make in Picasa:

• In the View > Folder View menu, I have the following three options checked: Flat Folder View, Sort by Creation Date and Show Thumbnails in Library. You can change the sort option to whatever you prefer. Sorting by recent changes can also be helpful.
• Double click on a picture to go into the editor. In the bottom right corner, there is an icon of a hat with a propeller on it. Click it to enable a color histogram and basic photo info.

[edit] Flickr preparation

• Go to this settings page and make sure the box is checked to allow the coordinates from Google Earth to properly integrate into Flickr.
• (optional) This step is entirely off-topic for this tutorial, but I figured I should mention it anyway. You can go to this settings page and change the license for all of your photos to a Creative Commons license. This means that you will still get attribution for your work, but that others can use your work. You can specify if they are allowed to remix the photo or if it can be used for commercial things or not. Share your art! Who knows? Maybe someone will use one of your photos in their blog or their website, and wouldn't that just make you feel loved?

[edit] The workflow

• Note: If you didn't read the "Preparation and configuration" section, I recommend it, because there are some important tips in there