Pick Me! – O’Reilly Digital Media Blog

Pick Me! – O’Reilly Digital Media Blog:

The art of editing has always been one of the most challenging tasks for me. It’s a crucial part of our work that is almost as important as the shoot itself. If we select the wrong photographs, no one gets to see how good we really are. Good editing means squeezing your best images out of each and every shoot. There have been a lot of great postings about the specific Aperture features for editing–one of the strongest reasons to use Aperture. This week I’ll give you my big picture philosophy with regards to editing.

For me, the first edit is similar to the shooting process itself, I don’t want to think, I want to react. I approach the first look with reverence, because it only happens once. I try and make sure I have enough uninterrupted, quiet time to concentrate and react by instinct as when taking the photographs.

An interesting workflow for editing a photo shoot and going through the selection/rating process.

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