On Jul 13, 2010, at 4:00 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: > Whatever works for you is good if it allows you to retrieve the file you > want. I simply download the entire camera folder onto a drive and name it for > the date and content. For example "7-14-10 farmers market". If the folder > hasn't been backed up yet, it's "b7-14-10 farmers market." I keep the RAWs in > the folder and return edited versions there as well with new names. If > everything in the folder relates to the folder name, I usually just use the > camera file number as the file name, but remove the letter prefix. In some > cases, I assign a file name to the image that includes the date. For example: > "grace71310." Either way, I'll be able to find any file by searching for a > folder or file name. Because Bridge recognizes the dates as a sequence, it > arranges the folders chronologically.
Thanks again, Paul. In my professional life and otherwise I've always been pretty good at organizing paper files. [Colleagues used to come to me for copies of *their* documents.] Likewise with nongraphic digital files. I imagine I'll work my way into a process that works for me. The one thing that's absolutely critical for a filing system to work for me is the ability to rename and restructure files. My "systems" develop iteratively. I start. I see the need to restructure. That continues until I've got a relatively stable system worked out. Occasionally, it will need to be tweaked here and there. If I had to create the structure ahead of time I'd never be able to do it. That's what I don't like about iPhoto. It seems to have a mind of its own regarding organization of images. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
