Filing from an iPhone, explained

Practical how-tos for photographers who file on deadline: getting captioned pictures from the card to the desk, with no laptop. Each one works on its own; the step-by-step guide covers the app itself from setup to send.

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Tutorials

• DeliveryHow to send photos to an FTP server from your iPhoneWhat you need from the agency, setting it up once, and what to do when an upload fails.
• MetadataIPTC metadata on iPhone: caption, byline and creditThe fields picture desks read, and how to write them into a whole shoot.
• CaptionsHow to write a photo captionWho, what, where, when, why, in the two-sentence structure desks expect. With examples.
• WorkflowNo Photo Mechanic for iPhone? Cull, caption and file from your phoneYour desk habits, mapped onto the phone, and what's different.

From the field

• Field notesFiling a protest from Westminster Bridge, without a laptopA real job, start to finish on an iPhone.
• ComparisonComing from Lightroom Mobile or Photo Mechanic?An honest side-by-side for filing in the field.