Using Dates with Photo Folders: I'm curious about how you write the date for your image folders, if you use that system. There seem to be two popular methods, with and without dashes.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'm curious about how you write the date for your image folders, if you use that system. There seem to be two popular methods, with and without dashes.

For example, today's date could be 2015-04-13 (or underscores_) or 20150413.

I use the dashes. How about the rest of you?

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm curious about how you write the date for your image folders, if you use that system. There seem to be two popular methods, with and without dashes.

For example, today's date could be 2015-04-13 (or underscores_) or 20150413.

I use the dashes. How about the rest of you?

I seldom use any special characters, so it ends up 20150413 for me. If I went out shooting some flowers today, that shoot would go in a folder named 20150413-Spring Flowers. However, the images still get worked, complete with labels, stars and keywords. It's entirely probable that some of them would end up in a Collection.

Alki7000 Loc: Lacey, Wa

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm curious about how you write the date for your image folders, if you use that system. There seem to be two popular methods, with and without dashes.

For example, today's date could be 2015-04-13 (or underscores_) or 20150413.

I use the dashes. How about the rest of you?

I also use dashes.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

brucewells wrote:

I seldom use any special characters, so it ends up 20150413 for me. If I went out shooting some flowers today, that shoot would go in a folder named 20150413-Spring Flowers. However, the images still get worked, complete with labels, stars and keywords. It's entirely probable that some of them would end up in a Collection.

Sounds good.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Alki7000 wrote:

I also use dashes.

I find them easier to read at a glance.

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

I use (today) 13 Apr 2015 - Around House

or what ever/where-ever I was. Makes it so easy to find stuff.

Sarge69

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

sarge69 wrote:

I use (today) 13 Apr 2015 - Around House

or what ever/where-ever I was. Makes it so easy to find stuff.

Sarge69

I think using Key Words in LR is the best method, but I'm not about to go back an add words to 30k images.

I've always used a system of folders for subjects, like Home, Dogs, Cars, etc. I also use the date system, depending on the situation. I prefer having the year first to make sorting easier.

GeorgeM Loc: Boston area

Yr-Mo-Da.. maybe a title. I keep it simple

GeorgeM Loc: Boston area

Yr-Mo-Da.. maybe a title. I keep it simple

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm curious about how you write the date for your image folders, if you use that system. There seem to be two popular methods, with and without dashes.

For example, today's date could be 2015-04-13 (or underscores_) or 20150413.

I use the dashes. How about the rest of you?

Jerry, rumor has it that computers deal with _ better than -. So there you R. :=)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

davidrb wrote:

Jerry, rumor has it that computers deal with _ better than -. So there you R. :=)

It's complicated -

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090805191021AAB3mEA

http://forums.evga.com/Why-do-people-still-use-an-underscore-in-file-names-isn39t-that-antiquated-m2014045.aspx