Editing Pictures While Traveling: Practices and Software Recommendations

[Cantrell]

All,

When you are traveling do you edit or wait until you get back home? What do you use to edit. I got my grandson a 13" MacBook Air for last Christmas. I had an opportunity this weekend to watch him use it. Impressed with my grandson's skill plus the capability of the Air. I probably would like a 15" Air. Anybody else in this group uses a MacBook Air? Suggestions are appreciated.

Reese 

[ebiggs1]

Besides PC's are cheaper. 😁

[Cantrell]

ebiggs1,

Thank you for reply regarding carry a laptop with you when you travel.

Reese

[shadowsports]

Home: DXO Photo Lab Elite

Travel: DPP on 14" ThinkPad W11.

[Cantrell]

Rick,

Thank you your reply.

Reese

[justadude · Accepted solution]

I try my best not to edit anything while traveling, but occasionally deadlines will force me to get a few shots out before I get home.

I use the same software I've been using for years... Photoshop since the mid-1990's, and Lightroom Classic since it first came out in 2006.

If I'm traveling I (grudgingly) work on a 12.9" iPad Pro.

At home it's always my iMac desktop w/24" screen.

If you are considering the MacBook Air, get it. They are wonderful computers. With the large screen on the iPad Pro, the laptop for me would be redundant, but if I didn't have the iPad, I would get the MacBook in a heartbeat for when I'm out visiting clients, or traveling. I'd probably go for the MacBook Pro... but only because I tend to have too many programs running at the same time.

[Cantrell]

Gary,

Thank you for this information. I appreciate the MacBook Air mention. 

Reese

[ebiggs1]

"I try my best not to edit anything while traveling,..."

I'm with you there it's always best to do it at home. I have a 34" calibrated monitor at home and of course that's not a travel machine. However, certain situations mandate some editing on the road. Senior posters for example. There can be two or three dozen at a time and each must be approved of on the spot as time is limited. That's where LR comes in to play. Some editing makes a good portrait a great portrait. This eliminates surprise and one thing photographers hate is surprises!

Another example was a employee identification book that had 600 photos. There is simply no time to go back and take redo's. Editing on the road is something that's just not avoidable sometimes.

[ebiggs1]

Reese,

When you get DPP4 don't get that deer in the headlights stare. Two main editing actions are very simple and do a ton of good. One and first, very important, is lens correction which is just a mouse click, The second is cropping. Just do what looks good to you again very simple. For the rest watch the informative Canon sponsored YouTube vids.

In addition to editing you can rate, rank and sort your photos so you can always find what you are looking for. Also lets you delete the duds so they don't clutter up the works. 😁

[Cantrell]

ebiggs1,

Thank you for the suggestion and "How To" on DPP4.

Reese