So I lie a little, it’s still about photography.
I have a conundrum, when I do have the chance of doing some photography for fun I am usually nowhere near home and to be honest with you when I get home I have little time to do post-processing and no time to geotag. You would of noticed that I try to give a location in all my photographs.
So here is my solution:
- Use a BIG monitor, 22inch +
- Use Adode Photoshop Lightroom 2
I am sold, that is it. It is the best photography related software I came across for the PC, MAC guys sorry I do not have a MAC so I cannot try Apple’s Aperture. From sorting, tagging to adjusting and publishing, it does 95% of what I need. Adobe, you should include a stitching utility though, really. - When sorting if it does not catch your eye in the first 5 seconds, forget it.
- Use a preset workflow when importing.
- Geotag your photographs using a GPS to record location.
And here is the catch, to use a GPS to geotag you need a GPS capable of either creating a trail (track) or that knows when you shoot. I had a look at on camera solutions, expensive to tell you the truth. I would rather spend the money to a new wide-angle lens.
But wait, I own a Garmin Vista C, sure it’s not new but it works and it tracks movement! It might not be as glamorous as a Jobo but at least I do not need to have further expenses, I found some good resources on line to take the GPX file and auto geotag my photos. And I am going to try it this week-end.
I thing to remember when going it this way, synchronise the Camera’s time to the GPS!
Further on my experiences soon.
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Tags: General, Geotagging, GPS, Lightroom, Workflow
