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slackercruster · 07-28-2012, 06:51 AM

How do you organize your photos?

Frogfish · 07-28-2012, 07:33 AM

By subject matter in Aperture

ihasa · 07-28-2012, 08:20 AM

I do not organize my photos. They all go into one folder. If I need to find something, lightroom lets me search via the date, camera, lens, or keywords added to the batch of photos on import (in reality I don't bother with this last option!)

kefoster · 07-28-2012, 08:25 AM

Lightroom and tagging... If I do a shoot for someone then I will put it in its own collection.

Docrwm · 07-28-2012, 08:28 AM

Folder by date taken, indexed via LR.

JenniferLeigh · 07-28-2012, 08:28 AM

For the most part I use Lightroom to organize my photos. My file structure consists of photos sorted by year and month.

fotogaffer · 07-28-2012, 08:52 AM

For the last few years I've been using Aperture Libraries by year then subject matter. I still have a mass of older photos that are languishing on hard drives waiting to "get organized" though. Life is much easier when you adopt a system and then make it happen for retrieving, viewing and showing your photos. I also like Zenfolio for access "anytime-anyplace" say when I am visiting and don't have my own computer, but can bring up the photos on any computer, tablet or smartphone that is available. Can also be used to send links to photos to distant friends and relatives, and makes for a good backup. Good luck with your decision - so many options!

wildman · 07-28-2012, 08:06 PM

Folder by content

Marc Sabatella · 07-28-2012, 10:33 PM

I always recommend an easy two step process:

Step one: read "The DAM Book" by Peter Krogh
Step two: do virtually everything he says

Ailuropoda · 07-29-2012, 08:25 PM

I stick everything in a pile and every few months, I go through and pick out the best ones. The rest get tossed away in the archives. There's seldom enough good ones to really justify organizing.

SpecialK · 07-29-2012, 08:53 PM

All file names start with "yymmdd". A shoot gets filed in a folder that is named "yymmdd description". Tags in Elements. Elements can also search on exif.

newarts · 07-29-2012, 08:58 PM

I first load them with Picasa which organizes them by sequence in folders with yyyymmdd names.

Allison · 07-30-2012, 04:47 AM

In Lightroom. Each wedding gets its own catalog. Engagements by year is a catalog and then each engagement is further broken down by couple in collections. Portrait sessions (high school seniors, family, corporate) by year is in another catalog and then broken into collections by shoot. Personal by year is where everything else goes and it is it's own catalog with months as collections.

Fschhh · 08-02-2012, 05:42 AM

I always organize by date: year/month/day. Because it's easy to do automatically and always well organized. Then you can use tags to search the pictures by event or category instead of date in your favorite software. I should do that but for the moment I barely look at "old" pictures, and when I do I always remember the date approximately

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**Kerrowdown** · 08-05-2012, 01:51 AM

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

I always recommend an easy two step process:
Step one: read "The DAM Book" by Peter Krogh
Step two: do virtually everything he says

Ok Marc, bought the book (2nd Ed), had breakfast, now gonna get started on it, you never know I might be able to find stuff again.

Got a new iMac on route would be good to get it right for this.

07-28-2012, 06:51 AM	#1
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302	How do you organize your photos? How do you organize your photos?

07-29-2012, 08:53 PM	#11
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	All file names start with "yymmdd". A shoot gets filed in a folder that is named "yymmdd description". Tags in Elements. Elements can also search on exif. Last edited by SpecialK; 07-29-2012 at 09:06 PM.

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07-28-2012, 07:33 AM	#2
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	By subject matter in Aperture

07-28-2012, 08:20 AM	#3
ihasa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Midlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,066	I do not organize my photos. They all go into one folder. If I need to find something, lightroom lets me search via the date, camera, lens, or keywords added to the batch of photos on import (in reality I don't bother with this last option!)

07-28-2012, 08:25 AM	#4
kefoster New Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Cibolo, TX Photos: Albums Posts: 18	Lightroom and tagging... If I do a shoot for someone then I will put it in its own collection.

07-28-2012, 08:28 AM	#5
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Folder by date taken, indexed via LR.

07-28-2012, 08:28 AM	#6
JenniferLeigh Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southern Alberta Posts: 281	For the most part I use Lightroom to organize my photos. My file structure consists of photos sorted by year and month.

07-28-2012, 08:52 AM	#7
fotogaffer Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 716	For the last few years I've been using Aperture Libraries by year then subject matter. I still have a mass of older photos that are languishing on hard drives waiting to "get organized" though. Life is much easier when you adopt a system and then make it happen for retrieving, viewing and showing your photos. I also like Zenfolio for access "anytime-anyplace" say when I am visiting and don't have my own computer, but can bring up the photos on any computer, tablet or smartphone that is available. Can also be used to send links to photos to distant friends and relatives, and makes for a good backup. Good luck with your decision - so many options!

07-28-2012, 08:06 PM	#8
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469	Folder by content

07-28-2012, 10:33 PM	#9
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	I always recommend an easy two step process: Step one: read "The DAM Book" by Peter Krogh Step two: do virtually everything he says

07-29-2012, 08:25 PM	#10
Ailuropoda Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 71	I stick everything in a pile and every few months, I go through and pick out the best ones. The rest get tossed away in the archives. There's seldom enough good ones to really justify organizing.

07-29-2012, 08:58 PM	#12
newarts Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ames, Iowa, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 2,965	I first load them with Picasa which organizes them by sequence in folders with yyyymmdd names.

07-30-2012, 04:47 AM	#13
Allison Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 667	In Lightroom. Each wedding gets its own catalog. Engagements by year is a catalog and then each engagement is further broken down by couple in collections. Portrait sessions (high school seniors, family, corporate) by year is in another catalog and then broken into collections by shoot. Personal by year is where everything else goes and it is it's own catalog with months as collections.

08-02-2012, 05:42 AM	#14
Fschhh New Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Normandy Posts: 16	I always organize by date: year/month/day. Because it's easy to do automatically and always well organized. Then you can use tags to search the pictures by event or category instead of date in your favorite software. I should do that but for the moment I barely look at "old" pictures, and when I do I always remember the date approximately .

08-05-2012, 01:51 AM	#15
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by Marc Sabatella I always recommend an easy two step process: Step one: read "The DAM Book" by Peter Krogh Step two: do virtually everything he says Ok Marc, bought the book (2nd Ed), had breakfast, now gonna get started on it, you never know I might be able to find stuff again. Got a new iMac on route would be good to get it right for this.