The Divide of Light and Shadow

Photography Workflow

Photography Workflow Some time ago, I published the post Shooting for the edit. Here I explained that I often shoot in JPEG instead of RAW. Since then, I had the opportunity to focus my effort on practicing photography and building a good set of habits. It therefore became time to revisit the RAW file format again. I was however lacking one important thing: a proper workflow. Simply importing all my RAW file into Apple Photos was not going to work. I needed to create some structure regarding the import, culling, editing, exporting and longterm storage of my images. ...

April 6, 2026 · 9 min · 1913 words · Valentijn Harmers
Evening Walk in Summer

The case against “Shooting for the edit”

I have been a hobby photographer for about a year now, and I’ve really enjoyed the experience so far. Photography motivates me to explore and look at the world from different perspectives. Finding compositions is a great creative exercise. I was also impressed by the amount of learning material available on platforms like YouTube. It reminded me how privileged we are when it comes to access to knowledge. Previous generations mostly had to figure things out for themselves or be lucky enough to study under someone with more experience. ...

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1246 words · Valentijn Harmers