My workflow using Eyefi card, iPhone 5S and Photogene

Here is a little walkthrough for my workflow using the eyfi card, iPhone 5S but any IOS device will work and the app Photogene which I think is the best photo image manipulation app available.

On a dual card setup I have the Eye-Fi card set to jpegs fine and to transmit all files to the iPhone, I use the iPhone due to its size and it just stays in my pocket on a shoot. Its also convenient for checking focus accuracy and colour etc.

I also have iCloud activated so the images are shared to my iPad when I get home, so I can also work on them there too.

So heres some shots in the Eye-Fi app




These are instantly available in the photo gallery within IOS so available for edit in any app

Then in Photogene we choose an image




All tools are available through the spanner icon at the bottom of the screen which brings up a dial. So first I am going to crop the image.




I have chosen to crop the image into portrait orientation 2:3 and an overlay appears which is just dragged around the screen using the handles.




After clicking on the crop scissor icon top right I then rotate the tool menu to change exposure and contrast




I then again rotate the tool menu to go to the sharpen menu where a small amount is applied




Finally the image is exported and from here you can export to library, email, other devices and many social networking venues along with FTP dropbox etc... This is what makes the app so powerful, I have used this app for gigs to send images out from the show to news outlets who need images fast.




This is the final result

I originally bought the Eye-Fi card as at the time it was the only one to support raw files but because the file sizes are so large its really difficult t work with so I have stuck with hi res jpegs. So I guess any wifi card will do the job, but I have only used the Eye-Fi card and found their support to be very good.