DAM Workflow¶
Import images from camera, card reader or scanner. As long as the images are stored on the camera media, you can use that as temporary backup.
RAW are converted to DNG and stored away into an RAW archive.
The DNG Convert Settings From Import Tool¶
Rate and cull, write-back metadata to the DNG archive.
Applying Labels to Items Using Captions Tab from Right Sidebar¶
Make a backup e.g. on external drive, and optical medium, or a tape.
Tag, comment, and geo-locate.
Applying Descriptions to Items Using Captions Tab from Right Sidebar¶
Edit and improve photographs.
Sharpening Details In Image Editor Using Refocus Tool¶
For layered editing use external applications. Back in digiKam, re-apply the metadata, which was probably lost or curtailed by the other applications.
Run the routine backup with following data-integrity checks.
Protect processed images for copyrights with Digital Watermarking. Export to web galleries, slide shows, MPEG encode, contact sheets, printing, etc.
The List of Export Tools Available From Image Editor¶
A typical generic draft of all photograph workflow stages is given below:

Draft of all Common Tasks Used During a Photographs Workflow¶