Operation Manual

Rating images is a quick and easy way to narrow down the number of images you intend
to work with. It can also help you locate your best images later.
This chapter covers the following:
• An Overview of the Aperture Rating System (p. 273)
• Rating Images (p. 275)
• Sorting Images by Rating (p. 277)
• Including Image Rating in Your Workflow (p. 279)
• Comparing and Rating Images (p. 281)
An Overview of the Aperture Rating System
After finishing a shoot, photographers typically review their images and determine which
ones are worth working with. Although a “yes or no” appraisal of an image can work with
a small selection of photos, with a larger collection of similar images that show small
variations, photographers need an organized method of noting which images are superior
shots, which deserve further review, and which are poor quality or rejects. A simple and
effective rating system can help photographers narrow the number of images to focus
on during the selection process.
Rating is a simple process with powerful results. If you can easily identify 100 out of 500
images that aren’t going to work, removing these images reduces your workload by 20
percent. Rating and thereby reducing your workload can save you a considerable amount
of time.
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