Alabama Elopement & Wedding Photographer | Dakota Chasity

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My Editing Workflow

  1. Back up photos.

2. Import to Narrative Select.

3. Cull.

4. Import culled photos to Lightroom.

5. Edit sneak peeks (within one week of event).

6. 2nd round of culling (sometimes happens as I edit).

7. Color edits.

8. Color grade (just to make sure everything is ready to rock n’ roll).

9. Export photos that make GIFS.

10. Delete similar/duplicate photos from GIFS.

11. Virtual copies for photos I want to crop.

12. Virtual copies for black & white edits.

13. Black & white edits.

14. Export photos from Lightroom.

15. Make GIFS in Photoshop (while photos are exporting/uploading).

16. Upload photos & gifs to an online gallery.

17. Categorize photos in gallery.

18. Send client a text that their gallery is almost done.

19. Personalize gallery email.

20. Email gallery.

21. Send client a text that their gallery has been sent.

22. Text gifs (in mp4 format) to client.

23. Do a happy dance!