When the shoot is done and I find that its time to do my post production, I often then not set up shop at one of the local Starbucks stores. I basically take over a table and turn it into my mini office for however long I there, which has been known to be several hours. I set up my laptop, my memory card reader, place my cell on the table and order a very large cup of coffee and settle in for the long haul. I do this so often at one particular Starbucks that I have become a local and often find mysterious cups of coffee just appearing on my table, especial if looks like I am tired.
Once my mini office is set up, I sit down behind the laptop and open my editing software and access my images that need to be worked on. I plug my ear phones in and turn on Pandora Radio to listen to my personal playlist of music. I disappear into the music and start editing until I am either done or I can’t keep my eyes open any longer. Then I pack it all up, say my goodbye to those people I know who are working or visiting that particular Starbucks and proceed home to get some sleep and start it all over again the next day.
This system seems to work best for me. I can take breaks and look around and talk to people when I am getting tired or frustrated. I have food and the all beloved caffeine right at my finger tips when I so desire it. The only down fall to the whole system is, when the store is busy. I might have to wait almost an hour to get a table when I could have spent that hour working. I think it’s a fair trade off, so I continue to do my editing this way and have been doing so for about 3 years now.
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