Almost two years ago, I had posted my digital photography workflow.  Since that time, I have made a few adjustments to improve my process.  Since I now have an iPhone, I was able to utilize the phone in the workflow because of it’s GPS capabilities.  Several of the steps remain the same, but thanks to the iPhone geotagging has become easier.

1. I ensure that my phone and camera have the exact same date and time.  My phone adjusts to the current time zone automatically, but I have to manually adjust the camera.
2. While taking pictures that I want geotagged, I run an app on the iPhone called GeoLogTag.  This app simply logs location tracks while I am taking pictures.  Once I am done with a photoshoot, I generate a GPX file and email it to myself from the phone. 
3. I transfer the pictures from my camera to my computer.  My Nikon D70 uses CompactFlash cards for storage, and I use a multi-card reader to transfer the pictures via USB.  If necessary, I create a new directory for the pictures, otherwise I put them into an existing directory.
4. Using GeoSetter, I apply the location points from the GPX file to the new pictures.  GeoSetter compares the timestamps of the GPX file with the timestamps of the pictures and applies the coordinates accordingly.  I have found that for the most part, the locations have been accurate. 
5. I open the pictures in Live Photo Gallery.  I go through each photo and enter the title and the appropriate tags – both descriptive tags and the people tags.  Since I have a lot of often-used tags, the autocomplete offered through Live Photo Gallery makes it easier to tag.   These fields are auto-saved as I navigate through the photos.  As I go through the pictures, I find that some of them aren’t worth keeping – they are deleted.
6. As I go through the pictures I find that I want to add a description to some of the pictures also.  I do this in Microsoft Pro Photo Tools since Live Photo Gallery does not offer a description field.  I could also do this through Windows Explorer in Vista or Windows 7, but the UI for Pro Photo Tools makes this a bit easier.
7. I upload selected pictures through a custom Live Photo Gallery Flickr plugin that I had described in another blog post.  I don’t upload all of the pictures, even after deleting certain pictures I just don’t consider all of them worthy of an upload.  Thanks to the metadata editing, Flickr is able to auto-populate all the relevant information.

Technically speaking, there are more steps with the revised workflow, however the geotagging process is easier since I don’t need to look up addresses or guess at where I was for a particular picture.  And if I don’t need to geotag the pictures (ones of my daughter around home, for example), I can skip steps 1, 2, and 4.  Perhaps this is too much trouble for some people out there, but it works for me.   Until Live Photo Gallery gets an update with more capabilities, or if I find another application for managing my photos locally; this will remain my process.