Don’t get me wrong if I was rushing and getting a couple of quick edits away to a client then I’d happily rename files and/or settle for the img_xxxx option but when there are five, six or more photographs going through then renaming becomes a pain. By avoiding the app it is entirely possible to retain the original filename from start to finish. I guess that it must make what goes on inside iOS easier for Apple – if not for photographers. Why Apple are so keen to rename every file with the clumsy “img_1234” formula is beyond me. The simple answer is that my normal workflow for several clients involves keeping the original camera filenames intact so that it is possible to follow up at a later date and find them again without having to spend any time looking. I mentioned several times in part two that I wanted, wherever possible, to avoid storing anything in the Apple Photos app without explaining why I am so keen to avoid it. At the end of part two I came to the conclusion that adding images wirelessly to the iPad (or an iPhone) was the best way to go for me and in the few days since I made that observation I have largely moved towards using FSN Pro to get the pictures to where I need them to be. Welcome to the third instalment of my investigation of the best iPad workflow for the kind of work that I do.
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