Image Processing

I have nearly completed the scanning process and have begun processing the images. The Wildflower Center wants to publish the images in four different sizes: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120, and 80 x 60. This means I have to convert each tiff to a jpeg and then size the jpegs four different times, saving each resized image in a different folder. I also reorient the pictures as necessary and do a minor amount of photo retouching, which usually includes readjusting the image to Photoshop's auto levels and marginally altering the brightness, contrast, and color saturation levels. This is a time-consuming process, as each photo must be retouched individually. The conversion and resizing of the images, however, can be completed in batches. I used the Action tool in Photoshop to record each of these processes, and I have been running the photos through each step 100 at a time.

As far as scanning goes, I have just one binder left, and as this binder appears to be primarily duplicates, I plan to save this until the end, when I am even more familiar with the images in this collection