I got the idea for the separate folders from Katrin Eismann. Over time the setup has saved a lot of grief.
The other thing I do is save folders and files by name, not numbers or dates. So, for example, the main folder containing the original RAW files or scans might be called San Francisco with Marnie, March 22 1985. A sub folder might be called Man With Cane on Stockton Street. Below that is the Original Man With Cane (moved from the upper level folder), WIP files, and Finals. Since starting that system, nothing gets lost. There are some variations, such as when there may be several frames of the Man With Cane - in those instances I'll add a number corresponding with the frame number on the film or the image number from the Digi. Shel > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 12/18/2005 1:31:49 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Photoshop B&W Converson Tones > > In a message dated 12/18/2005 1:22:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I believe you can get better resultant tonality when working in 16-bit > because you're starting with more information and are often loosing less of > it. So the 8-bit conversion has more info than if you worked on it as an > 8-bit file from the beginning. Plus - and this is important to consider - > although rare, there are some printers that will work in greater than 8-bit > mode right now, and at some point that will probably be more common. When > that happens it might be nice to have a 16-bit file to print from. > > Shel > ======== > Good pt. Thanks Shel. > > I never alter the original RAW, but must admit I don't have a logical system > yet for the PDF/JPEG variations. I probably should have some sort of work > folders. I tend to just save them along with the RAWs in their folders. But it > does mean that sometimes I can't find the version I especially liked. I also have > the same problem with some my scans from slides. For instance, I can't find > the barn version I liked -- still one of my favorite photos to date. > > Call me stupid, or call me Marnie. :-)
