What's your PP checklist?

What's your post-processing workflow? Do you have a standard checklist you try to run through?

Mine checklist order is:
Crop
enhance white balance if needed
enhance color saturation if needed
save file as a master
size for output
sharpen

I've used Photoshop elements but am trying to shift to shooting raw and using DPP. Are you routinely doing things I've missed?

Dfinkels

For general output to web mine is something like this:

Camera raw (WB/adjust exposure/brightness/co​ntrast/saturation/shad​ows) briefly
Open in CS2
Crop
Maybe Curves adjustment or run an action...
Sharpen and save as jpeg

If I'm printing something I will spend more time touching up individual parts of the image, and right now I'm only usually processing 4-5 photos per shoo (landscapes) like this. If I was doing higher volume I probably wouldn't be touching most images in CS2 and I'd be using more batch actions for sharpening etc.

for Jpeg

unlock
crop if needed
individual color adjustment (Sat, Hue, Lightness - CMYK & RGB)
brightness/contrast if needed

Save full size

Add Stroke - 20pt inside black
resize for hosting/posting
save as copy

my process is pretty simple, don't do much PP work really. still trying to take good frotos and not just snap shots

RAW-ACR 4.3-WB - Sat, contrast, S curve, vignette
Open in CS3 - local contrast + regular sharpening via USM.

Landscapes - dial in some more color in the skies,
Moderate to extensive processing via paint with light and dodge, burn.


Frames via actions on some photos.