Numbering your photos
Feb 17, 2020 21:11:44 #
OldBobD
Loc: Ohio
In my Nikon D7000 I can change the prefix letters (in the shooting menu under file naming.) I believe the prefix initially was DSC-. I have gone thru DSD- and am now on DSE_. I'm pretty sure I can change any or all of the three letters.
Feb 17, 2020 21:13:41 #
OldBobD wrote:
In my Nikon D7000 I can change the prefix letters (in the shooting menu under file naming.) I believe the prefix initially was DSC-. I have gone thru DSD- and am now on DSE_. I'm pretty sure I can change any or all of the three letters.
And, the intended benefit of this action is?
Feb 17, 2020 21:28:42 #
hpucker99 wrote:
I take the photos off the card and transfer them t... (show quote)
I would NEVER be able to find stuff by date. I can never remember when I went someplace.
I file by category\location. I can find anything by subject. THEN I can see when I went there from the date in the metadata.
Feb 17, 2020 21:34:54 #
JimBart wrote:
How do each of you keep track of your individual photos.
I have a Nikon 7100 and just hit DSC 9999 my next shot reverted back to DSC0001 not DSC10001
How can I continue to shoot DSC file name and automatically keep the numbers increasing instead of rolling over.
If I change the DSC file name does it do anything to the camera settings
Thanks for your input.
I have a Nikon 7100 and just hit DSC 9999 my next shot reverted back to DSC0001 not DSC10001
How can I continue to shoot DSC file name and automatically keep the numbers increasing instead of rolling over.
If I change the DSC file name does it do anything to the camera settings
Thanks for your input.
I suggest using a program called Photo Mechanic when you move files off your memory card. I rename them with any metadata I want at that time and it illuminates any naming issues with a large catalog.
Feb 17, 2020 21:49:07 #
Feb 18, 2020 02:13:55 #
Longshadow wrote:
I would NEVER be able to find stuff by date. I can never remember when I went someplace.
I file by category\location. I can find anything by subject. THEN I can see when I went there from the date in the metadata.
I file by category\location. I can find anything by subject. THEN I can see when I went there from the date in the metadata.
While all my images are stored in date taken order, I never look for files by date, only by metadata/keywords or via collections.
Searches/ordering by metadata are pretty much instant across my entire catalog.
Feb 18, 2020 06:41:55 #
JimBart wrote:
How do each of you keep track of your individual photos.
I have a Nikon 7100 and just hit DSC 9999 my next shot reverted back to DSC0001 not DSC10001
How can I continue to shoot DSC file name and automatically keep the numbers increasing instead of rolling over.
If I change the DSC file name does it do anything to the camera settings
Thanks for your input.
I have a Nikon 7100 and just hit DSC 9999 my next shot reverted back to DSC0001 not DSC10001
How can I continue to shoot DSC file name and automatically keep the numbers increasing instead of rolling over.
If I change the DSC file name does it do anything to the camera settings
Thanks for your input.
I would think Nikon would have a similar setup to the one Canon has that I use. In the computer during download, I have it create a folder for the date year-month-day, then drop all photos into that folder.
Feb 18, 2020 07:07:52 #
Dngallagher wrote:
While all my images are stored in date taken order, I never look for files by date, only by metadata/keywords or via collections.
Searches/ordering by metadata are pretty much instant across my entire catalog.
Searches/ordering by metadata are pretty much instant across my entire catalog.
I have a similar speed for finding what I want by subject in the directory name.
I started tagging in Windows a while back, basically to augment locating, still more to do.
Feb 18, 2020 15:48:36 #
In the Age of film, I organized my slides by topic; today I do something similar, having a folder/directory for each subject. The images come from a separate directory of originals, one master directory for each camera, then under it a structure which mimics folders/directories on my SD cards, one folder/directory for each hundred images. Since I am a fairly low-volume photographer, I have’s yet had a duplication of directory names.
Feb 18, 2020 16:07:25 #
I create a new folder in my computer for each event/tour, with a descriptive label and usually including a date. When I download my photo SD chip into the computer, I do so into the appropriate folder(s). I have a hierarchy of folders in the computer, which makes finding what I want pretty easy. I import into Lightroom directly from the folders (same organization), but create new folders for export to Flickr--those are designed to feature photos in a more meaningful way for viewers (and don't include all photos for various reasons).
I generally don't worry about the numbering given to photos by the camera, nor do I typically change them. Organization is by folders and Flickr Albums.
I generally don't worry about the numbering given to photos by the camera, nor do I typically change them. Organization is by folders and Flickr Albums.
Feb 19, 2020 10:15:19 #
JimBart wrote:
How do each of you keep track of your individual photos.
I have a Nikon 7100 and just hit DSC 9999 my next shot reverted back to DSC0001 not DSC10001
How can I continue to shoot DSC file name and automatically keep the numbers increasing instead of rolling over.
If I change the DSC file name does it do anything to the camera settings
Thanks for your input.
I have a Nikon 7100 and just hit DSC 9999 my next shot reverted back to DSC0001 not DSC10001
How can I continue to shoot DSC file name and automatically keep the numbers increasing instead of rolling over.
If I change the DSC file name does it do anything to the camera settings
Thanks for your input.
Apple Photos does the organizing for me. By date, albums by event etc. The EXIF data tells me what camera was used and how the image was shot. I have never used in camera folders and don’t pay much attention to file numbers. I download the sd card to Apple Photos soon after shooting and format the card to be freshly used another day. Works for me.
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