Photo Processing Workflow

included in Photography

Sunday, Mar 20, 2022 355 words 2 minutes

Here’s the process

For film photos

Scan into the scans folder (~/Pictures/_Scans)
Add exif data to any scanned film files using Exiftool or the MetaImage app
Rename files to “YYYY-Roll-NNN.tif”

In Capture One

Ingest photos from card or open scans folder
Rename digital imports to “YYYYMMDD-FILENAME.dng”
Edit the files
Export a “burned” JPG from each edited RAW file into the same folder with the same name (but using .jpg rather than .dng or .tif)
Export starred images to Apple Photos
Add green label to exported images
Move files to wherever they belong (usually in “/Media/Photos/YYYY/MM-Month YYYY/”)

In Photo Mechanic

Add any metadata, keywords, etc.
Add new photos to the main PM catalog
Upload or share using PM as desired

Apply Exif data to scans

Uses Exiftool:

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cd ~/Pictures/_Scans
exiftool  "-FileModifyDate>DateTimeOriginal" -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Leica' '-Model=Leica M6' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Voightlander Color-Skopar f/2.5' '-FocalLength=35mm' -overwrite_original .

Copy and paste from the following list of make/model combinations

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exiftool  "-FileModifyDate>DateTimeOriginal" -overwrite_original .

exiftool '-m' '-Make=Leica' '-Model=Leica MP' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Leica' '-Model=Leica M3' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Leica' '-Model=Leica M6' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Leica' '-Model=IIIf' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH' '-FocalLength=50mm' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH' '-FocalLength=50mm' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Elmarit-M 90mm f/2.8' '-FocalLength=90mm' -overwrite_original .

exiftool '-m' '-Make=Hasselblad' '-Model=500C/M' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Hasselblad' '-Model=500C/M' '-LensModel=Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8' '-FocalLength=80mm' -overwrite_original .


exiftool '-m' '-Make=Linhof' '-Model=Master Technika' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=APO-Sironar-S 135mm f/5.6' '-FocalLength=135mm' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Sironar-N 150mm f/5.6' '-FocalLength=150mm' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Fujinon A 240mm f/9' '-FocalLength=240mm' -overwrite_original .

exiftool '-m' '-Make=Nikon' '-Model=F100' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Olympus' '-Model=Stylus Epic' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Olympus' '-Model=OM-2n' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-LensModel=Zuiko 85mm f/2' '-FocalLength=85mm' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Polaroid' '-Model=SX-70' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Minolta' '-Model=Autocord' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Graflex' '-Model=Speed Graphic' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Graflex' '-Model=Crown Graphic' -overwrite_original .
exiftool '-m' '-Make=Kodak' '-Model=Retina IIIC' -overwrite_original .