tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post8414780495650971317..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: Looking Backward To Go ForwardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-43372679890301405182016-04-28T12:31:27.677-07:002016-04-28T12:31:27.677-07:00What a great post, Carol. I didn't seriously ...What a great post, Carol. I didn't seriously start using RAW until I went to the Smokey Mountain Workshop and it was that teacher that convinced me that RAW was the way to go and I have continued with it since that time. Lightroom just goes hand in hand with RAW and the two together create magic. I solved the storage space by buying an external drive because I am still that 2,000 a day photographer when I am on a trip. Well, maybe not that many, but close. Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-18617546449086368602016-04-26T20:35:41.074-07:002016-04-26T20:35:41.074-07:00Wow!! I can totally hear where you are coming from...Wow!! I can totally hear where you are coming from. I began my photographic journey in August 2011, shooting JPEG, and I began shooting in RAW in January 2012. It was then I also purchased my first version of Lightroom and began the task of self teaching the program. Due to being unable to get out much with my camera lately, I have been taking on the HUGE task of culling, re-editing, re-living, etc my old images from 2012 onwards. It has been an interesting and rewarding process for me --- I have come a long way and still have so much to learn. I am also freeing up a LOT of hard drive space.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-12703283880320087362016-04-25T17:52:19.206-07:002016-04-25T17:52:19.206-07:00What a wonderful idea to work through your photos ...What a wonderful idea to work through your photos by projects. I'm also working on cleaning my photo files, but I'm doing it the boring way, day by day. Oh, if I could only make myself cull through them each day! Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-70298174052514608612016-04-25T09:41:37.944-07:002016-04-25T09:41:37.944-07:00And there, folks, you have it from "the horse...And there, folks, you have it from "the horse's mouth!" Nancy Ori IS my wonderful teacher and I am pleased that she can see here that I am remembering her words and living by them! Thanks for the comment, Nance - I hope to return to Cape May soon.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-69670605434874531662016-04-25T08:43:52.484-07:002016-04-25T08:43:52.484-07:00Carol, I love that you have progressed and learned...Carol, I love that you have progressed and learned so much since 2009 and can now share some very insightful wisdom. Editing your images is something that most find difficult in the beginning because you do not have a good feel for what is good yet. Your suggestions are right on. Get into shooting RAW as soon as you can. Control your shooting by thinking, looking and walking around before clicking. When in doubt, throw out. Cleaning out the junk is important on so many levels. I am constantly going through older files to delete images that I know I will not print or do anything with. I too am constantly learning and getting better. Digital was a quantum leap for many of us old photographers leaving our film behind. There was a lot to learn but I am really happy with the leap. My images have improved so much over the past couple of years with so many options of post processing to choose from. Hope to get you back to Cape May soon. I will probably do the Creative Women Workshop again next year. All the best and thanks for a great blog post, Nancy OriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468856465464287103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-90944247544811206602016-04-25T08:14:20.221-07:002016-04-25T08:14:20.221-07:00Well, I'm raising my hand as one who was reluc...Well, I'm raising my hand as one who was reluctant to shoot in RAW for a long time. It wasn't only the space that the files took up, it was that I trusted my camera to do the processing for me more than I trusted myself! However, when I finally learned Lightroom, I decided to try RAW again. Besides the reasons you mentioned (the pixels, etc.) shooting in RAW forces me to go straight to Lightroom with my newly taken images in order to see them. While I'm there going through my images, I'm culling out everything that I don't love. If I went back to the photos from the past (before LR), there are literally thousands of photos that should have been thrown out long ago. Beginning in 2016, all I have are photos that truly make me happy. I love this photographic journey we are all on together, no matter where any of us are in the process. terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-48173649227797180192016-04-25T07:29:20.934-07:002016-04-25T07:29:20.934-07:00Carol this is so interesting. I am about halfway t...Carol this is so interesting. I am about halfway though Marie Kondo's book so I really can totally appreciate where you are with this. And it's sort of like that saying, they keys of the past unlock the future...only now (with almost five years of serious photographic study) do I have any sort of past to look back on. But I know these kinds of photos you're talking about - they ones that transport you to a particular place and time and feeling...those that spark joy. Looking forward to seeing where your journey takes you. xoxo<br />kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153095149911030832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-81879633032438933112016-04-25T05:27:46.175-07:002016-04-25T05:27:46.175-07:00One of the best things about photography is the fr...One of the best things about photography is the friends we make and the things we learn from one another! When we have FOL gatherings, we always share information and we all always learn something. And once again, Carol, my friend, you've taught us an important lesson this morning. I've been shooting in RAW now for several years. As to the argument that it takes up too much file space, I have found that I'm much more ruthless now about culling out the bad photos early in the process and keeping the ones I know I'll use, the ones that speak to me, the ones I know I can work with. Consequently, I'm using less file space now than when I shot jpegs. And, yes, yes, YES, to keeping our pixels! Like you, I need to get busy and cull out the garbage that is in my photo files. I've done some but there is so much more to do. For me, personally, this is more important than cleaning out my closets. They can wait; my file folders can't. Thanks, Carol, for an important lesson with great illustrations.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.com