> Everyone has a different workflow, and there really isn't a right or > wrong way to do it.
Indeed. But when I read about the way some people do it, they sometimes seem to have made things much more complicated than they need to be, and I wonder if it's a hangover in their thinking from earlier less integrated ways of managing their pictures. > > I import files to a temp location by date and do all my tagging there. > I'll then move them to their permanent home at a later time. It > allows me to keep daily sessions organized (since they tend to be of a > single subject or theme). I don't want to put the files into > permanent storage right away because if I don't take care of tagging > when right away, I'll lose them in the storage areas and my tagging > will be useless. I don't really understand your thinking here. You can avoid that temporary first step by importing them and letting Lightroom date them automatically. If you don't have time to tag them with other keywords and metadata before the import, you're no worse off than if you'd set up a date folder as you state; in fact you're better off because you've eliminated that step but you still have the same organisation available. Furthermore, adding a tag that helps you remember where you've put them takes no longer than typing the tag into a field on the Import dialog. This method would save you time. You can easily come back later and do some more extensive tagging. > > IMO, using dated folders for permanent storage is kind of a bad idea > if you ever need to find the files in the future. Yes, if that's the only way you use to identify them, but I don't believe anyone's said that they do that. B -- 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.
