Coyote9269 Loc: USA

I'm not sure if your camera allows you to do this, but on some cameras you can rename files as you take them. And the file names will follow.

Coyote9269 Loc: USA

I'm not sure if your camera allows you to do this, but on some cameras you can rename files as you take them. And the file names will follow.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Thanks everyone. A lot of useful approaches and I hope I named the topic in a way that will pop up when someone searches for this later.

Garyminor Loc: Raleigh, NC

I want each shoot to be in its own folder, named with the date and shoot description.

Additionally, I want each photo (file) named the same as the folder with a sequence number added.

I organize these folders by major topic, then by date. I use Lightroom collections and keywords to organize them by category or subject.

There are several programs that will rename the files, using a custom name and a sequence number. For my needs I would use the the directory name for the custom name. However, before I started using LR or Bridge, and before I joined this forum, I didn't know about these programs.

So.... being the kind of guy that I am.... I wrote my own program. It's a simple, stand alone program. That is, it doesn't need to be installed.
The program (an executable file) can be put on your desktop. It could be put anywhere in your computer, and a shortcut put on your desktop instead. The end result is an icon on your desktop. Usage is super simple. This is why I like it better than the more powerful and complex programs.

To use it, simply drag and drop a folder onto the desktop icon. It will rename all of the files in that folder with the folder name and a sequence number. WARNING... It will rename all the files contained within folders contained within the dropped folder as well.

PM me if you are interested in this program.