shlomki

Hey everyone, I import and edit my photos in LR. Sometimes, when retouching is needed, I go into Photoshop, do some work, and then save the file back to LR. My questing is - when should I do the sharpening, in such case? Should I apply sharpening before I go into Photoshop, or before I export the final result in LR? My output is usually for web & social media, not printing. I usually output at 2048px (as per Facebook's guidelines) and apply "Output sharpening" for "Screen" on a "Standard" amount in the LR export window. Thanks!

Ok, I think I've found a solution. 1. Regarding file naming: When importing I'll use this format: ShlomiCohen-20160101-1234.CR2, when editing in PS I'll add a "-Edit", and when exporting to a client or the cloud I'll just export the filename as is. This way there are no filename collisions, and it's still pretty enough for clients. 2. I've found out that if I save as a lossy DNG it's pretty much the same as a full size JPG (5-8 MB), but DNG it's better because it saves the edit I did in LR. So I'll start saving the Pre-PS as a lossy DNG now. There's still a compromise there because it's lossy and not uncompressed, but it's something I'm willing to live with.

LOL, let's start by calling me a "he" Sorry, I know my name/username might confuse you. My name is Shlomi, I'm from Israel. Hi Workflows are hard to explain, that's why I basically just want to know how YOU name your files, when you import to LR and when you export, to get new ideas about my own workflow. As I said in the opening post, when I import I use the original filename, and when I export I tell LR to completely rename the file to something more client-friendly. A part of that client-friendly file naming convention is to use the "Original File Number" option, just so I could refer back to my original file if the client wants a change in edit or something.

The problem with adding "-Edit" to the filename when exporting to PS is that LR will lose the ability to read the original file number later on, when exporting the image to a client. The original file number needs to be at the end of the filename when you export, otherwise LR will not be able to read it.

Hi Christina, thanks for your reply. The reason I create both pre-PS and post-PS JPGs is for having smaller copies of my photos, which will be uploaded to a cloud backup service. Since I am not going to upload a 60-150MB TIFF and/or a 35MB RAW file to the internet, I went with JPG. The pre-PS and post-PS JPGs are a compromise, surely, but they give a last-resort kind of backup, and some extra peace of mind in case my hard drives die. I have the TIFF & CR2 files backed up locally on a separate hard drive. I hope this clarifies my workflow.

My current workflow is as follows: When importing photos into LR: keep the original filename (for example: SHCO1234.CR2) When editing the photos in PS, they are saved back to LR in the original filename, but with a TIFF extension (for example: SHCO1234.tif). When exporting photos from LR, I use the following format: CustomName-Date-Filenumber.ext (for example: ShlomiCohen-20160101-1234.jpg) This has worked for me for quite a while, until I started backing up my photos to a cloud service (in addition to a full local backup, on site). I decided to back up only full sized JPGs to the cloud, because my connection is too slow to upload hundreds of gigabytes of data to the internet. I use a lightroom publish service to help me export all of the photos just the way I want. The problem is when it tries to export both the pre-Photoshop edit and the post-Photoshop edit, they end up in the same filename (for example, both SHCO1234.CR2 and SHCO1234.tif end up as ShlomiCohen-20160101-1234.jpg), and only one file ends up being uploaded to the cloud. This has led me to realize I need to change the way I name files, both when importing to Lightroom and when coming back from Photoshop, so the name of the original file would be different from the edited PS file, and not just the extension. Can you share the way you name your files when you import to LR and edit in PS? Thanks!