mjackson907
Senior Member
I used to shoot film when I was in the military, but stopped for a while. Now that i'm married and have wonderful new daughter, I took the DSLR plunge. I'm curious about how most of you do things, i'm still so lost when it comes to this (though I am a huge computer geek and understand most software intuitively and build/repair my own and friends systems).
Do most people tend to go and
1: compose the best shots you can, then quickly size up what you have by looking at thumbnails/quick view in windows and toss the garbage
2: Open in capture nx2 and/or lightroom (which one is best for nef files viewing/editing)
3: Do you convert the file to jpeg or do you retouch the picture first? Which of the two programs above are better for either converting/retouching?
4: When you're done and you have a jpeg (or is tiff better?) do you have a file for the new file type and keep the un-edited nef...or do you have the un-edited raw file, the retouched raw file, AND the jpeg/tiff.
5: Is there a great tutorial for using lightroom 4 for an extreme newbie that will show the basic putting files on the computer to editing/saving your work?
Sorry for all the questions, I just have so much I don't know when it comes to this.
Do most people tend to go and
1: compose the best shots you can, then quickly size up what you have by looking at thumbnails/quick view in windows and toss the garbage
2: Open in capture nx2 and/or lightroom (which one is best for nef files viewing/editing)
3: Do you convert the file to jpeg or do you retouch the picture first? Which of the two programs above are better for either converting/retouching?
4: When you're done and you have a jpeg (or is tiff better?) do you have a file for the new file type and keep the un-edited nef...or do you have the un-edited raw file, the retouched raw file, AND the jpeg/tiff.
5: Is there a great tutorial for using lightroom 4 for an extreme newbie that will show the basic putting files on the computer to editing/saving your work?
Sorry for all the questions, I just have so much I don't know when it comes to this.