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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 15531" data-attributes="member: 1573">This is what works for me:1. Import (NEF files since I shoot raw) into Lightroom (files on portable external drive by date) --automatic metadata is recorded e.g. copyright, date, etc. during import.2. The following is done in LR: flag and rate photos, delete rejects from disk, use the quick collection to &quot;gather&quot; photos and make relevant collections e.g. Fort Stanton.3. Start tweaking in lightroom --wb, tone curve, exposure, recovery.4. If a photo needs more, I use &quot;the edit in&quot; photoshop (I use all the filter plug-ins in photoshop), then save back to lightroom.5. I then go back through the collections I created and use the &quot;spray can&quot; to add keywords I might have missed --makes it easy to find a certain photo in the catalogue.6. Export as jpeg to folder according to use: blog, nikonites, lab, etc.7. My completed &quot;forever photos&quot; I export as DNG to a separate folder.8. Backup entire pic folder to a second external drive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 15531, member: 1573"] This is what works for me: 1. Import (NEF files since I shoot raw) into Lightroom (files on portable external drive by date) --automatic metadata is recorded e.g. copyright, date, etc. during import. 2. The following is done in LR: flag and rate photos, delete rejects from disk, use the quick collection to "gather" photos and make relevant collections e.g. Fort Stanton. 3. Start tweaking in lightroom --wb, tone curve, exposure, recovery. 4. If a photo needs more, I use "the edit in" photoshop (I use all the filter plug-ins in photoshop), then save back to lightroom. 5. I then go back through the collections I created and use the "spray can" to add keywords I might have missed --makes it easy to find a certain photo in the catalogue. 6. Export as jpeg to folder according to use: blog, nikonites, lab, etc. 7. My completed "forever photos" I export as DNG to a separate folder. 8. Backup entire pic folder to a second external drive. [/QUOTE]

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