For me, processing often takes longer than the actual shooting. While the shooting took two hours + time for transport, the processing took about 3 hours of concentrated work.
First, I made sure to delete any extra images on my camera.
Because Google Photos is missing the mosaic brush I have to use two different apps when processing the 250 images. I have made sure that Google Photos does not start backing up my images before I have blurred out faces and license plates. I got a bit lazy during the blurring process; hence you can still find pics in need of some blurring.
Uploading 250 images takes about 30 minutes. This is great for taking a break in the process. After uploading to Google Photos, you can use any of your devices to complete the processing. It's recommended to switch between devices to get a better feel for how your images look on different screen types and sizes.
Cropping to the wide format and making the adjustments to brightness, contrast, and saturation can be time-consuming, but you get better and faster with time.
I do all the processing on my Android phone. I find this part of the work quite relaxing and kind of meditative. Also, it's a great learning opportunity. While cropping, especially, it becomes obvious the framing and the perspectives could have been better. Try making mental notes and use them on your next photo walk to become an even better photographer. I still need to practice leaving enough space on each side of the shopfronts (zooming out a bit more).
In this Google Photo Album, you can evaluate and compare all the 250 images before and after processing.
Other Workflow stories include Shooting, Uploading, and Feedback.
This concludes the Processing topic. Next up is Uploading where also the relevant photo rules given by Google will be presented. Just hit the button below to continue.