One thing I find myself struggling with is actually getting the photos from my camera to somewhere where others can see them. It’s probably more that I just never find or make time to actually make it happen.
I also find myself a little disappointed when I have time to go out and take photos and it’s raining or really cloudy and just dull out. I know plenty of photographers really like the less extreme example of this as you get soft light and shadows. Unfortunately, I’m not a huge fan. Maybe someday I’ll find a way to appreciate it, and maybe even a place in my work. But I’m more concerned with when it’s flat out raining outside and going out would just not be a good idea.
The rain is calling me to stay inside, and that’s the perfect opportunity to actually work on getting some photos uploaded, edited, shared, or even printed. This might seem really obvious, but if you don’t have an end goal in mind, a structured workflow, and a time limit dedicated to each particular part of the process, it’s just not going to happen.
So why not take advantage of this opportunity. An added bonus can also be that going through your images will likely inspire you and motivate you to want to shoot more and get your work out into the world.
A rainy day provides a great opportunity to actually go through your photos and get them ready to be shared with the world.
My suggestions to best utilize this time:
Set a single end goal to focus on (prints, Instagram posts, photo book, stock photo submissions, website gallery, etc.)
Set time limit (30 minute increments or less)
Edit towards goal (screen vs print, resolution, details at output scale, organizing images by criteria, sequencing images)
Set workflow (uploading to your computer, organizing files, rating/flagging, filtering, editing, exporting, file storage)
Uploading/Sharing/Posting/Submitting (already established by end goal, but don’t forget to actually do it!)
By the way, you can also take advantage of evenings or really any other free time you’re stuck inside or lacking motivation to go out and take photos to work on editing through your photos and accomplishing your end goal.
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