Landscape photography from the field

Lightroom Workflow

From 1,000 Raw Files to 8 Keepers: The Culling System That Changed How I Work
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From 1,000 Raw Files to 8 Keepers: The Culling System That Changed How I Work

Every time I come home from a shoot, the same quiet dread settles in. The boots are still muddy, the thermos is still cold, and sitting on my desk is an SD card with somewhere between 600 and 1,200 images on it. I’ve been doing this for twenty years and I still feel it. The problem was never the editing itself. I actually love sitting down with a strong cup of coffee and working through a file I believe in.

The 3-Element Filter That Cuts Your Post-Trip Culling Time in Half
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The 3-Element Filter That Cuts Your Post-Trip Culling Time in Half

Every time I come back from a long shoot, I face the same problem. Last autumn I drove out to the Alvord Desert and spent four days chasing light across the playa. I came home with just over 900 raw files. I sat down at my desk, opened Lightroom, and felt that familiar dread settle in. Not because editing is hard, but because I genuinely didn’t know where to start. Which images even deserved my attention?