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Physical storage of images
OK, here's ANOTHER ugly topic...
I recently spent some time at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. One of the things we discussed was digital workflow. AND when not doing real stuff we sometimes talked about HOW to organize images - both physically on the disk(s) and CD(s) (or DVDs), and by catalog... And we were unable to come to any definite conclusions... So HOW are people PHYSICALLY storing their images? I'm generally doing the following: Upload a CF card to the hard drive into a directory of the date shot. Do a pass in Photoshop using the file browser to throw out the appallingly bad shots, rename the rest, and assign keywords. My rename is generally based on subject and where shot such as "woodpecker, red bellied, rocky mountain np DSCF4342.raf" Export the cache Write the entire directory and raw files to a CD USUALLY I either move the contents to other directories or rename the directory to whatever is in it... repeat until all the cards are loaded... My directory structure looks like: Photos birds directory for each type of bird flowers directory for each type of flower scenics directory for different scenics such as clouds, streams, etc people directory for each person events directory for each event - vacation 2004, ice carnival, etc still lifes directory for each thing - crystal daffodil, red glass vase, etc, places directory for each place its USUALLY pretty easy to figure out where to put an image 'cause it NORMALLY has a most important subject. a birthday party for the grandkid usually goes in the people grandkid name although it COULD be an event... NOW, under each lowest level directory, its been recommended that there be an "edit" directory for each image that's being worked on, and a "print" directory that contains the individual files for printing different sizes of each image and/or different papers. Part of my problem is that I can't put, for example, all the bird images in a sinle directory 'causeit'd take forever for Photoshop to open 'em. There may be 5 - 10 THOUSAND bird images. Same for flowers, and others... So, I continue to make lower level directories so I can get them open in a reasonable amount of time... Needless to say, things are getting WORSE as I get more images... And there's a lot of stuff that isn't even represented here yet 'cause I haven't had a chance to get out and shoot it... Yet... How are OTHER people organizing their images physically? Am I going to deep? Too involved? Not enough? Ideas? |
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Well first of all congrats on the digi image course it seems to have
structured or influenced your thinking along the correct lines Secondly, forgive me if this sounds a trifle bold, do not be alarmed by going through a creative process of not (yet) knowing the answers You really are on the right track - don't let uncertainties unsettle you Thirdly, don't be surprised if your cataloging system evolves thru several revisions - it is all part of a learning curve Aerticus wrote in message news OK, here's ANOTHER ugly topic... I recently spent some time at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. One of the things we discussed was digital workflow. AND when not doing real stuff we sometimes talked about HOW to organize images - both physically on the disk(s) and CD(s) (or DVDs), and by catalog... And we were unable to come to any definite conclusions... So HOW are people PHYSICALLY storing their images? I'm generally doing the following: Upload a CF card to the hard drive into a directory of the date shot. Do a pass in Photoshop using the file browser to throw out the appallingly bad shots, rename the rest, and assign keywords. My rename is generally based on subject and where shot such as "woodpecker, red bellied, rocky mountain np DSCF4342.raf" Export the cache Write the entire directory and raw files to a CD USUALLY I either move the contents to other directories or rename the directory to whatever is in it... repeat until all the cards are loaded... My directory structure looks like: Photos birds directory for each type of bird flowers directory for each type of flower scenics directory for different scenics such as clouds, streams, etc people directory for each person events directory for each event - vacation 2004, ice carnival, etc still lifes directory for each thing - crystal daffodil, red glass vase, etc, places directory for each place its USUALLY pretty easy to figure out where to put an image 'cause it NORMALLY has a most important subject. a birthday party for the grandkid usually goes in the people grandkid name although it COULD be an event... NOW, under each lowest level directory, its been recommended that there be an "edit" directory for each image that's being worked on, and a "print" directory that contains the individual files for printing different sizes of each image and/or different papers. Part of my problem is that I can't put, for example, all the bird images in a sinle directory 'causeit'd take forever for Photoshop to open 'em. There may be 5 - 10 THOUSAND bird images. Same for flowers, and others... So, I continue to make lower level directories so I can get them open in a reasonable amount of time... Needless to say, things are getting WORSE as I get more images... And there's a lot of stuff that isn't even represented here yet 'cause I haven't had a chance to get out and shoot it... Yet... How are OTHER people organizing their images physically? Am I going to deep? Too involved? Not enough? Ideas? |
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I like your suggestions! I just may adopt something similar.
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news OK, here's ANOTHER ugly topic... .... How are OTHER people organizing their images physically? Am I going to deep? Too involved? Not enough? Ideas? Your approach is better than mine - which has a few of the same ideas, but not as many and not as systematic. Tangentially, what is the correct plural for "still life"? Alan |
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Glad you asked. Makes me think about how I save and archive photos:
1. Make a yearly directory on a hard disk such as, Photos-2004, and use a laptop that burns RW-CD's if away from home overnight or for a longer period. 2. After shooting for the day or for an event: (a) Transfer all photos from a camera card to the hard disk under a year directory named Photos 2004, with a sub directory such as: Africa, 10 Mar 04 This directory might be changed to show inclusive dates, such as 10-15 March 04 if you stay in one location more than one day. John's Wedding, 10 April 04 Macro flowers yard, 15 Nov 04, etc. Don't name each photo, too time consuming. (b) Review photos in a slide show, with software such as IrfanView that shows full screen photos, and delete unwanted photos on your hard disk. (c) Archive each group of photos on a RW-CD by copying the directory to the RW-CD. At the end of the year I check my CD's and hard disk to see if I've archived all photos I want to keep. http://www2.hagenhosting.com/~naborswe/naborsindex/ __________________________________________________ ____________________________________ |
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In article ,
"Alan Meyer" wrote: Tangentially, what is the correct plural for "still life"? still life's (?) -- If it ain't broke, fix it till it is. Bob In Carmel, CA |
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In article ,
"Alan Meyer" wrote: Tangentially, what is the correct plural for "still life"? still life's (?) -- If it ain't broke, fix it till it is. Bob In Carmel, CA |
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On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 04:27:40 GMT, Bob Allison
wrote: In article , "Alan Meyer" wrote: Tangentially, what is the correct plural for "still life"? still life's (?) No, that would be possessive. It was the still life's frame (I.E. the frame belonged to the still life) The plural of Still Life is simply Still Lifes (no hyphen or apostrophe) Drifter "I've been here, I've been there..." |
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