iOS Photography: My Workflow(s)

My iOS workflow very closely mimics my DSLR workflow.

1. Take several pictures of a given scene or subject
2. Review and delete poorly composed, exposed, focused images
3. Edit photos
4. Share and archive

Taking Pictures

I always try to use a camera app that stores multiple pictures in an internal film roll instead of the iOS camera roll. The main reasons I do this are control, speed and clutter.

• The speed comes from the apps not having to write out to the camera roll. This also means I can take more pictures more quickly (try doing burst or pseudo-burst in the built in camera.. woof).
• The clutter because the camera roll can sometimes become a dumping ground of "had to take something quickly to make note." I like to use my camera roll as the final destination for my iOS shots, and I don't like to spend time pruning it due to its inefficiencies.
• Most camera apps that have this functionality also have some form of exposure and/or focus locking as well as other features like composition grids, exposure information, and so on. These give me more creative control.

I'll post a future review of my current camera apps.

Review and Delete

After I'm done snapping a few pictures of a scene or event, I'll prune. I look for duplicates and pick the best one. Then I look for duplicates of the same message, and pick the strongest "voice" of that message in terms of lighting, composition, color, and so on.
The pictures that make the cut get sent to my camera roll (finally).

Edit

I use several apps to edit my photos. The images out of the camera are rarely as good as they COULD be, but I don't usually edit to excess. Some apps perform certain edits better than others, and I'll go through them in detail soon.

Share and Archive

For sharing, I use a shared Photo Stream (almost everyone I know has an iOS device), email, or blog posts. I'll occasionally blast out to Twitter, but not often. I also archive them to my main laptop for backups and sorting. I actually found a fantastic app that I'll review later that covers almost every scenario I have for sharing and archiving.