Simple storage
Oct 31, 2020 07:16:13 #
Thanks for your sharing.
quote: "The reason I tend to NOT use Lr for cataloging is that, in itself, "condemns" one to stay with Lr or lose their database "catalog" if they should choose to go with another."
This is giving me some ideas ... and one that even I can implement. That is - continue to use Lr's DAM but reset my image naming convention to my personal recall order starting with location or event followed by some means of identifying a keyword, rating, use, and date. I'll assume the date is always available in metadata.
Bob
quote: "The reason I tend to NOT use Lr for cataloging is that, in itself, "condemns" one to stay with Lr or lose their database "catalog" if they should choose to go with another."
This is giving me some ideas ... and one that even I can implement. That is - continue to use Lr's DAM but reset my image naming convention to my personal recall order starting with location or event followed by some means of identifying a keyword, rating, use, and date. I'll assume the date is always available in metadata.
Bob
Oct 31, 2020 08:06:08 #
Years ago, I did some work with dBase III, then Access, then SQL. Other languages were Fortran IV, C, and some C++, lately some Python, and of course programming Photoshop. I did some assembly language both from blank page to disassembly of existing code. I find it fun.
What's even more fun is inserting EXIF data into a scanned film file.
--Bob
What's even more fun is inserting EXIF data into a scanned film file.
--Bob
frankraney wrote:
I see what you mean Bob. It would become a headach... (show quote)
Oct 31, 2020 08:09:24 #
Amen, I also sort by camera. Camera, date, Location/subject, sometimes a sub folder
Oct 31, 2020 09:07:48 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
duhi wrote:
Looking for a very simple method of categorizing and storing photos on a computer. Seen many suggestions for sophisticated storage capabilities and edits. Just need a simple storage. Thanks.
I use memory sticks (thumb drives) (flash drives), always have, always will.
Oct 31, 2020 09:54:34 #
I'm with Fotoartist, I've been down the LR road and decided to simplify a couple of years ago. I got rid of the subscription Adobe and went with Photoshop Elements 15 and a fairly current copy of Bridge. When I download from my camera, I date and name the folder so I can easily find what I'm looking for using Windows Explorer. EX: Inside the 2020 folder, I have folders like 10-20XYZ-Catalog, 10-22ABC-GraduationPix, or 10-31HalloweenTrickTreaters. It works for me and I've almost saved enough to afford a Nikon D850; I can hardly wait. Take care & ...
Oct 31, 2020 10:14:20 #
cyclespeed
Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada
I just love how the “simple” part of the OP was almost immediately abandoned. Really do you think the ask was including meta data referencing?
Oct 31, 2020 10:44:49 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
I put mine on external hard drives. I file them as we did files in the file cabinet at work. My travel are by country or state (as US then state as Alabama, Alaska and so on. or Europe then France, Germany etc).
Most important is to have TWO hard drives with the same thing. You should have a back up have every thing that is important. Hard drives WILL fail sooner or later. This is a cheep insurance.
Good luck and have fun.
Most important is to have TWO hard drives with the same thing. You should have a back up have every thing that is important. Hard drives WILL fail sooner or later. This is a cheep insurance.
Good luck and have fun.
Oct 31, 2020 11:02:39 #
I have my pics in folders according to subject. I might not remember when I took a picture, but I know the subject was a car.
Oct 31, 2020 11:56:15 #
RonMe
Loc: San Antonio
duhi wrote:
Looking for a very simple method of categorizing and storing photos on a computer. Seen many suggestions for sophisticated storage capabilities and edits. Just need a simple storage. Thanks.
Like you, I just wanted a simple way to store my digital images. I have over 300K images and I struggled with various ways to keep track of them. I finally decided on the following folder structure:
2020-05-10_Backyard Woodpecker
2020-05-13_Thunderbirds
etcetera
I insert the date as shown when possible so that everything is automatically sorted in chronological order, which is helpful. When I want to find something in particular I search in Windows Explorer for something in the folder name such as subject, country, or other information I thought I might want to look for some day. In the past I did much of my photography while traveling for work for prolonged periods. In those instances, the folder naming structure might be:
2018-03_Korea
2018-03-27_Korean folk village
2018-03-27_Korean war memorial
Please not that the Korean folk village and Korean war memorial are sub folders under 2018-03_Korea. I realize my system doesn't provide the granularity that many might desire, but I have found that after 20 years of digital photography it provides a satisfactory method for me.
Oct 31, 2020 11:58:17 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
I also make a folder with the date and subject. Every month I put them in a folder with the month number and month name and year, finally I put them in a folder with the year on it.
Oct 31, 2020 12:40:00 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have my pics in folders according to subject. I might not remember when I took a picture, but I know the subject was a car.
(I'll never say "What pictures did I take on March 23, 2003?".
But I can see what date I went to Sea World, it's in the metadata.)
Oct 31, 2020 12:50:57 #
RonMe
Loc: San Antonio
Longshadow wrote:
(I'll never say "What pictures did I take on March 23, 2003?".
But I can see what date I went to Sea World, it's in the metadata.)
(I'll never say "What pictures did I take on March 23, 2003?".
But I can see what date I went to Sea World, it's in the metadata.)
Good point, but I would include Sea World in the folder name, so:
2003-03-23_Sea World
It really is to each his or her own. It just depends on what your preferences and/or needs are.
Oct 31, 2020 13:06:42 #
RonMe wrote:
Good point, but I would include Sea World in the folder name, so:
2003-03-23_Sea World
It really is to each his or her own. It just depends on what your preferences and/or needs are.
2003-03-23_Sea World
It really is to each his or her own. It just depends on what your preferences and/or needs are.
Yes it is! Whatever floats their boat. As long as they can fine what they're looking for.
I use something like:
Photos
...\Places
......\Sea World
............\2003-03-23
............\2007-10-14
......\Helen Georgia
......\Biltmore
......\Valley Forge
............\1976-05-14
............\1983-04-20
Shot dates are in the metadata.
Oct 31, 2020 14:16:50 #
rmalarz wrote:
I extract the EXIF data from each photo in a directory. This is done programmatically. So, it's just a highlight the files and press go. That fills in a spreadsheet which then gets imported to a database. I also include a small jpg with each input. This allows me to query on any of several attributes.
There is some work to this but in the long run it's easier to find the files. So, a little effort upfront saves a lot of time on the backend.
--Bob
There is some work to this but in the long run it's easier to find the files. So, a little effort upfront saves a lot of time on the backend.
--Bob
If the OP googles "batch extract exif data" there are at least fifty free or nearly free programs available to do this.
Oct 31, 2020 14:29:22 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
As I note earlier. I sort buy subject or location but I also file my pictures AS TAKEN RAW &/or JPG (today 201031) This I also pot on separate external drives.
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