how to send someone hundreds of RAW images

VayCayMom

I just booked a large event and they only require the RAW images, no editing. It is a 2 day event and there will be A LOT of photos. How do I send them to the client?

Art Scott

Options Galore

VayCayMom wrote:

I just booked a large event and they only require the RAW images, no editing. It is a 2 day event and there will be A LOT of photos. How do I send them to the client?

use a FTP client like SMART FTP .....or buy and charge them for a small harddrive or brun a bunch of DVD's ...........

Personally I would opt for the Hardrive solution (internal drive use a dock so it will act as an external ...... then the raws are ready for processing and all they need to do is either install in processing computer of get a dock and begin processing.....docks at Best buy run ~$50 forthe THERMALTAKE BLACKWIDOW.....it is a very good dock, I have been using one for over a year now and love it...internals are easier to store than external and also cheaper......
Give the client the option of internal or external hard drive.......

Or just send them the flash memory out of your camera and buy new memory cards.............

Anthony

VayCayMom wrote:

I just booked a large event and they only require the RAW images, no editing. It is a 2 day event and there will be A LOT of photos. How do I send them to the client?

I see Art has answered your question, but I felt I had to write and ask why you would send raw images to a client - unprocessed tif or jpeg, if requested; yes, but the raw images are your digital 'negatives' and as such belong to you. I would never supply raw images to a client (or even friends) any more than I would have given away negatives in the old days.

If I have stuck my nose in inappropriately I apologise, but I felt I had to say something...

Anthony.

Nikolai

1) Tiff
2) Dvd

Andy

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

catspaw

Andy wrote:

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

That. Rocks.

Andy

catspaw wrote:

That. Rocks.

Get it, use my link above. You won't regret it.

VayCayMom

Andy wrote:

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

I LIKE the way that sounds !!!! Thanks.

VayCayMom

Anthony wrote:

I see Art has answered your question, but I felt I had to write and ask why you would send raw images to a client - unprocessed tif or jpeg, if requested; yes, but the raw images are your digital 'negatives' and as such belong to you. I would never supply raw images to a client (or even friends) any more than I would have given away negatives in the old days.

If I have stuck my nose in inappropriately I apologise, but I felt I had to say something...

Anthony.

I appreciate the concern, but a job offer was made on this basis, from another Dgrinner and I am HAPPY to get the job !! Thrilled actually. And the job is basically candid type shots of an event. Maybe the term RAW is not the way to put it, they don't want or require any editing, they want SOOC. That is fine by me.

VayCayMom

Andy wrote:

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

I didn't see the answer to this as I quickly signed up, but I assume they can download the files I upload?

ChatKat

Andy wrote:

Get it, use my link above. You won't regret it.

This is the perfect solution for me. I am doing some press photography and wanted to send files in batches. Thanks Andy!

Scott_Quier

Andy wrote:

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

The free account has a storage limit on it - 2GB. I would wonder that this would be enough for transferring the RAW files from a two-day event? If you (VayCayMom) were providing the SOOC JPG files, this might be more than enough.

Pupator

Andy wrote:

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

Full disclosure would mention that this is a referral link that earns you extra space.

Andy

Pupator wrote:

Full disclosure would mention that this is a referral link that earns you extra space.

Haha , who cares? It's still free to anyone who uses it. I don't need the space (I already have all the free space possible from referrals), I pimp it because it's an awesome service, and they're friends of Smuggy's, and they like to see where the referrals come from. I'm sorry this upset you

Scott_Quier

Andy wrote:

Haha , who cares? It's still free to anyone who uses it. I don't need the space (I already have all the free space possible from referrals), I pimp it because it's an awesome service, and they're friends of Smuggy's, and they like to see where the referrals come from. I'm sorry this upset you

FWIW - I saw right away that this was a referral link (just read the URL ) and I have no problems with that. Smuggy does the same thing. It's just one way to increase business.

timparker_NikonD60

Yeah, I saw that also, never used the service, but used the link and signed up. I also got extra space for following. So it's a win-win....Thanks Andy.

Scott_Quier wrote:

FWIW - I saw right away that this was a referral link (just read the URL ) and I have no problems with that. Smuggy does the same thing. It's just one way to increase business.

Nikolai

Thanks for the link, Andy!
Just got mine, too:-)
https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTI1MDUxNDg5

mercphoto

VayCayMom wrote:

I appreciate the concern, but a job offer was made on this basis, from another Dgrinner and I am HAPPY to get the job !! Thrilled actually. And the job is basically candid type shots of an event. Maybe the term RAW is not the way to put it, they don't want or require any editing, they want SOOC. That is fine by me.

But do they actually want RAW files, or do they want JPGs? I haven't seen an answer to that question and its kinda important...

VayCayMom

mercphoto wrote:

But do they actually want RAW files, or do they want JPGs? I haven't seen an answer to that question and its kinda important...

I got the job from a post on Dgrinn, the request was for unprocessed files on CD or DVD, but I am thinking that would take a ton of cds, right? I have a Nikon d 700. What do you think they mean, the job poster is a photographer but he is in the event.

BradfordBenn

There is the other thing to consider about the images and backing up. If you do a few GB on line, how long will it take to transfer? A couple of hours? If you do a couple 100GB it could be faster to copy to CD/DVD/hard drive and overnighted.

I also agree that DropBox is way cool and I have been using it for a few days, thanks to Baldy, however it is not as fast as FTP (in my use) and there are size limits. These are not meant as digs just to make sure that everything is considered.

mercphoto

VayCayMom wrote:

I got the job from a post on Dgrinn, the request was for unprocessed files on CD or DVD, but I am thinking that would take a ton of cds, right? I have a Nikon d 700. What do you think they mean, the job poster is a photographer but he is in the event.

Unprocessed files... but what format are they wanting? Raw or jpg?

Pupator

Andy wrote:

Haha , who cares? It's still free to anyone who uses it. I don't need the space (I already have all the free space possible from referrals), I pimp it because it's an awesome service, and they're friends of Smuggy's, and they like to see where the referrals come from. I'm sorry this upset you

Didn't upset me a bit because I know you. I was hoping to cut off the possibility of someone else being upset by it. No worries!

Andy

Pupator wrote:

Didn't upset me a bit because I know you. I was hoping to cut off the possibility of someone else being upset by it. No worries!

Cool! Drop Box is da bomb.

PortraitProAlex

Andy wrote:

Use Drop Box It's free and awesome. 10 second signup, put them in a folder just for the client and send them the link. Easy peasy.

Amazing.

Hyperiate

VayCayMom wrote:

I got the job from a post on Dgrinn, the request was for unprocessed files on CD or DVD, but I am thinking that would take a ton of cds, right? I have a Nikon d 700. What do you think they mean, the job poster is a photographer but he is in the event.

There's really only one person who can give an authoritative answer on this -- is it hard to contact them?

Anyway, tell us the aggregate size of the images and we can tell you exactly how many CDs or DVDs it will take to hold that much data.

Me? I'd probably weed through them rejecting the non-keepers. I'd spend no more than 60 seconds per image adjusting the exposure and white balance if necessary, make sure the sharpness and noise reduction are up to snuff, and export them as full-res JPEGs at 92% quality unless I was specifically told otherwise. I would NOT do any cropping or load the photos into photoshop -- if it can't be done in 60 seconds in lightroom it's not what was asked for.

If the photographer who commissioned you really does want the RAW files, then I'd find out if they can accept them as a lightroom catalog, then export the results of the above as a catalog. Uncheck the previews boxes to keep the file size down.

It's my job to make sure that nothing goes out my door that doesn't represent my best.

Cheers,
Tom B

Njordan

PortraitProAlex wrote:

Amazing.

I just signed up for it too (used Nik's ref link because Andy's said his was maxed) (Here is my Link to Dropbox)

I see that you can share the folder. Does the recipient need to signup in order to download the contents?

lilmomma

Just signed up for dropbox, man this will save me some time and shipping costs!!! I'm really excited about it!

Njordan

Njordan wrote:

I just signed up for it too (used Nik's ref link because Andy's said his was maxed) (Here is my Link to Dropbox)

I see that you can share the folder. Does the recipient need to signup in order to download the contents?

To answer my own question:

Yes the recipient needs to sign up, but does not need to download the software.

mercphoto

Njordan wrote:

To answer my own question:

Yes the recipient needs to sign up, but does not need to download the software.

Is there password protection? And can you have multiple protected folders, with different passwords, for different users? I looked into using Apple's iDisk for this same purpose but it was too simplistic (i.e. one password, one protected region only).

Njordan

mercphoto wrote:

Is there password protection? And can you have multiple protected folders, with different passwords, for different users? I looked into using Apple's iDisk for this same purpose but it was too simplistic (i.e. one password, one protected region only).

I looks like the you can share the folder with an email address (they would then sign up), and they can only access their own folders an those which you have specifically shared with them.

In effect, yes, you can have multiple shared folders. The hangup I see is if you were to try sharing an already shared folder you are just adding people to access it. If someone were to upload to that folder, all who you have shared the folder with will see that file. It seems more geared towards collaboration than a FTP type solution. Does that make sense?