On Jul 9, 7:37*am, "Russell D." <r...@sfcn.org> wrote:
> One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
> photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates into
> a lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some
> thoughts on how to organize these files. The files come from my camera
> with just sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo is.
> During organization, do you rename these files so you know better what
> the photo is from the file name?
>
> Is there some good software out there that helps organize photos? I
> spend about 95+% of my computer time using Linux. So far I have been
> using digiKam and Gwenview but both have there issues. Is there
> something better? What do you Linux/Unix geekazoids use?
>
> I'm not totally opposed to setting up a shared drive that I can access
> with both Linux and Windows if the best software for the purpose is a
> Windows only app. What are some good Windows apps for the purpose?
>
I am talking a very long-term view of how my photos are organized. As
such I really don’t like to be tied to any one piece of software, that
might not be around 20 years from now.
What I do works well for me, each year gets a directory and each date
that I shoot gets a sub-directory under the year. For each day I pick
out between 1 to 5 images that gives me a good review of what I was
shooting that day, these get copied into a separate directory, again
by year. This gives me around 200-300 photos for a year, with a good
browsing program I can look through the thumb nails of these in 20-30
seconds, and from the date of the photo I know which directory to go
to.
The organizing programs can make this simpler, in the short term, but
my system works fine with nothing but image files.
On Jul 9, 4:02*pm, tony cooper <tony_cooper...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:58:44 -0700 (PDT), sarge137
>
>
>
> <rbooth9...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Jul 9, 11:37*am, "Russell D." <r...@sfcn.org> wrote:
> >> One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
> >> photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates into
> >> a lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some
> >> thoughts on how to organize these files. The files come from my camera
> >> with just sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo is.
> >> During organization, do you rename these files so you know better what
> >> the photo is from the file name?
>
> >> Is there some good software out there that helps organize photos? I
> >> spend about 95+% of my computer time using Linux. So far I have been
> >> using digiKam and Gwenview but both have there issues. Is there
> >> something better? What do you Linux/Unix geekazoids use?
>
> >> I'm not totally opposed to setting up a shared drive that I can access
> >> with both Linux and Windows if the best software for the purpose is a
> >> Windows only app. What are some good Windows apps for the purpose?
>
> >> TIA,
>
> >> Russell
>
> >Hi Russell,
>
> >You're right that you'll be overwhelmed pretty quickly if you don't
> >come up with some kind of a system.
>
> The best file management key is the "delete" key. *If you don't cull
> out the ones that didn't quite make it, the file bloat problem can
> become overwhelming.
>
> I'm shooting more and more in the burst mode where people are in the
> image. *With 40 snaps, I'm bound to get one shot with all eyes open.
> Then, I force myself to delete at least 35 of the 40; often 39.
>
> --
> Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Well said. At the end of any given day at least 10%, and on a bad day
as much as 50% of my shots are deleted almost immediately after
they're transferred from card to hard drive. And more get deleted
after I've had a chance to look at them critically.
On 2008-07-09 13:37:23 -0400, "Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> said:
> One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
> photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates into
> a lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some
> thoughts on how to organize these files. The files come from my camera
> with just sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo
> is. During organization, do you rename these files so you know better
> what the photo is from the file name?
>
> Is there some good software out there that helps organize photos? I
> spend about 95+% of my computer time using Linux. So far I have been
> using digiKam and Gwenview but both have there issues. Is there
> something better? What do you Linux/Unix geekazoids use?
>
> I'm not totally opposed to setting up a shared drive that I can access
> with both Linux and Windows if the best software for the purpose is a
> Windows only app. What are some good Windows apps for the purpose?
>
> TIA,
>
> Russell
The most logical answer is Aperture. But you said Linux and "doze" and
Aperture requires Mac OSX. You could use a Mac. You can make your Mac
do WINDOWS for an extra hundred bucks. You can't make your PC do
Aperture I don't think.
--
Michael
Michael wrote:
> On 2008-07-09 13:37:23 -0400, "Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> said:
>
>> One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
>> photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates
>> into a lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some
>> thoughts on how to organize these files. The files come from my camera
>> with just sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo
>> is. During organization, do you rename these files so you know better
>> what the photo is from the file name?
>>
>> Is there some good software out there that helps organize photos? I
>> spend about 95+% of my computer time using Linux. So far I have been
>> using digiKam and Gwenview but both have there issues. Is there
>> something better? What do you Linux/Unix geekazoids use?
>>
>> I'm not totally opposed to setting up a shared drive that I can access
>> with both Linux and Windows if the best software for the purpose is a
>> Windows only app. What are some good Windows apps for the purpose?
>
> The most logical answer is Aperture. But you said Linux and "doze" and
> Aperture requires Mac OSX. You could use a Mac. You can make your Mac do
> WINDOWS for an extra hundred bucks. You can't make your PC do Aperture I
> don't think.
No, but Lightroom (Adobe) does Window and Mac. It's got a lot of
features, not all the same as Aperture, some better, some worse.
>One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
>photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates into
>a lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some
>thoughts on how to organize these files. The files come from my camera
>with just sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo is.
>During organization, do you rename these files so you know better what
>the photo is from the file name?
I create a new folder for each event. I shoot horse, cat, and dog
events for a business as well as other subjects for fun. So, I have a
folder for 2008 cat shows and then a foldert for each show within
that. And more folders within. For example, each individual cat, and
then folders for raw files, psd files, jpg files. It stays very
orgnized with that way.
I do save the files with new names. I shoot in raw format, so it is a
simple process to save all the keepers with a new filename and number
that represents the subject.
"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
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> One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
> photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates into a
> lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some thoughts on
> how to organize these files. The files come from my camera with just
> sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo is. During
> organization, do you rename these files so you know better what the photo
> is from the file name?
>
> Is there some good software out there that helps organize photos? I spend
> about 95+% of my computer time using Linux. So far I have been using
> digiKam and Gwenview but both have there issues. Is there something
> better? What do you Linux/Unix geekazoids use?
>
The first and most important step is the consistent use of your delete key.
Be realistic. Not every shot you take is a masterpiece worthy of preserving
for posterity. If it's not worth printing, think really hard about why you
are saving it. If you are a professional with a need to retain client's
files, my answer might be slightly different.
"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:58:44 -0700 (PDT), sarge137
> <rbooth9858@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>On Jul 9, 11:37 am, "Russell D." <r...@sfcn.org> wrote:
>>> One thing that has become very clear, my new foray into digital
>>> photography is going to produce a lot of pictures which translates into
>>> a lot of files on my computer. So, I would be interested in some
>>> thoughts on how to organize these files. The files come from my camera
>>> with just sequential numbers, not very descriptive of what the photo is.
>>> During organization, do you rename these files so you know better what
>>> the photo is from the file name?
>>>
>>> Is there some good software out there that helps organize photos? I
>>> spend about 95+% of my computer time using Linux. So far I have been
>>> using digiKam and Gwenview but both have there issues. Is there
>>> something better? What do you Linux/Unix geekazoids use?
>>>
>>> I'm not totally opposed to setting up a shared drive that I can access
>>> with both Linux and Windows if the best software for the purpose is a
>>> Windows only app. What are some good Windows apps for the purpose?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Russell
>>
>>Hi Russell,
>>
>>You're right that you'll be overwhelmed pretty quickly if you don't
>>come up with some kind of a system.
>
>
> The best file management key is the "delete" key. If you don't cull
> out the ones that didn't quite make it, the file bloat problem can
> become overwhelming.
>
> I'm shooting more and more in the burst mode where people are in the
> image. With 40 snaps, I'm bound to get one shot with all eyes open.
> Then, I force myself to delete at least 35 of the 40; often 39.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
>
> The first and most important step is the consistent use of your delete
> key. Be realistic. Not every shot you take is a masterpiece worthy of
> preserving for posterity. If it's not worth printing, think really hard
> about why you are saving it. If you are a professional with a need to
> retain client's files, my answer might be slightly different.
>
Well, I'm not a professional, not sure I would want to burden this fun
hobby that way, but I did sell my first photo taken with my new 40D
yesterday. Well, sorta sold. I was given an in-store gift certificate in
exchange for the use of one of my photos. Kinda cool.
"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
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> Peter wrote:
>
>>
>> The first and most important step is the consistent use of your delete
>> key. Be realistic. Not every shot you take is a masterpiece worthy of
>> preserving for posterity. If it's not worth printing, think really hard
>> about why you are saving it. If you are a professional with a need to
>> retain client's files, my answer might be slightly different.
>>
>
> Well, I'm not a professional, not sure I would want to burden this fun
> hobby that way, but I did sell my first photo taken with my new 40D
> yesterday. Well, sorta sold. I was given an in-store gift certificate in
> exchange for the use of one of my photos. Kinda cool.
>
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