notes on photo topics (Page 2): Yes, it works fine for me too. Plus, I add last 3 digits of shoots numbers...

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rmalarz wrote:

I do it quite simply. Small notebook and pen.
--Bob

Yes, it works fine for me too. Plus, I add last 3 digits of shoots numbers

Elsiss Loc: Bayside, NY, Boynton Beach, Fl.

I use a moleskin, fountain pen and a bottle of black ink. Sorry to date myself.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

There should be an option in the Setup Menu to add an "Image Comment." I learned a long time ago that it's too much hassle for me to use this for specific comments for each exposure, but it's not too much trouble to enter a comment identifying the event you are photographing and perhaps the date (although the original date and time should be preserved in the metadata for each image).

I'm not sure where this is in your 750, but in the D300, it is at the top of the second screen of the Setup Menu.

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boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

rjaywallace wrote:

Absolutely the best method.

That's probably the best way. But it sounds like work. something I have avoided for some time

anotherview Loc: California

Agree: "when you download, store them by date and activity in folders for separate occasions. makes for a lot of folders and subfolders, but makes it easier later."

WILLARD98407 wrote:

when you download, store them by date and activity in folders for separate occasions. makes for a lot of folders and subfolders, but makes it easier later.

of course, with 2 young grandsons, I take more than a few pics of them. my folder chain looks like-

Erin < the year < the date and activity (there may be more than one activity on a date, requiring more than one subfolder for a particular date)

And backup, backup, backup!

AZNikon Loc: Mesa, AZ

Write a note, take a picture of the note! Also, if I visit a venue such as a national park or other attraction, I always make sure I take a photo of the sign out front. This has saved me many times. See photo as example.

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Coyote9269 Loc: USA

crbuckjr wrote:

Use D750.

Sometimes I shoot interesting interactions among my grandchildren or particular travel sites and then often don't get to doing an album for a year or so. By then I can't remember the specifics of a shot needed to add text in the album.

Any ideas about how to easily capture rough comments on shots that can be called up when doing an album later?

thanks

You can create a folder on your camera for that specific shoot. All the photos will be stored in that folder, if you change locations you can either create a new folder or save to the standard folder etc. Nikon also allows you to add notes on the file in camera. Granted this is PIA . But it may help until you offload and create an album.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

crbuckjr wrote:

Use D750.

Sometimes I shoot interesting interactions among my grandchildren or particular travel sites and then often don't get to doing an album for a year or so. By then I can't remember the specifics of a shot needed to add text in the album.

Any ideas about how to easily capture rough comments on shots that can be called up when doing an album later?

thanks

If you have the time to write things down, that is a good, old-fashioned method that works. If you are rushed, perhaps the voice app that someone mentioned would be the way to go. If it is as easy as using a cell phone camera, it would certainly be fast to access. And your comments can certainly add more depth to the text in the album.

therwol Loc: USA

Elsiss wrote:

I use a moleskin, fountain pen and a bottle of black ink. Sorry to date myself.

I prefer a quill.

hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA

From what I've seen on this forum the file system on Photoshop elements is similar to Lightroom. If you go into the information tab there is a General tab where you can add notes. Not sure if this stays with the picture with the Metadata, but it may.

sandiegosteve Loc: San Diego, CA

You can add metadata, including Comments to images. For Raw, they go in the sidecar file. With LR, you need to write back the metadata to the file else it is only in the database.

Now I recently say a photo journalist using some on-camera tool with a microphone to take notes. He took a shot of a subject, asked questions and the spoke the answer into the microphone mounted on his hot shoe. Cool, but I didn't ask what he was using for it.

blackest Loc: Ireland

sandiegosteve wrote:

You can add metadata, including Comments to images. For Raw, they go in the sidecar file. With LR, you need to write back the metadata to the file else it is only in the database.

Now I recently say a photo journalist using some on-camera tool with a microphone to take notes. He took a shot of a subject, asked questions and the spoke the answer into the microphone mounted on his hot shoe. Cool, but I didn't ask what he was using for it.

That would work put your camera in video mode and record, might be best with the lenscap on, with a black frame little video data would need to be recorded. the video file would import into lightroom. its easy to forget your camera also records video and audio. i bought a license for the anyfile plugin for lightroom. I may store my ebooks in it. :) and pdfs and spreadsheets music films video's :)

Base_fiddle

I love the idea of a notebook...very organized!

I've been in the same situation as you. What I do, particularly when traveling, is I create a subdirectory within the country or state and label it by location and date. The camera picks up the date if I set the camera correctly.

When I get around to identifying individual shots, I go to the Internet and search for sites within a country or city. Once I identify the specific spot, I insert the name into the file name. So, in the end, I have the daily downloads based on location and date and then have the name of the object that I shot.

blackest Loc: Ireland

Base_fiddle wrote:

I love the idea of a notebook...very organized! b... (show quote)

It doesn't need to be that hard. Tell me where this photo was taken. What i did was turn on the gps on my phone and used an app called gps tracker to record my (and my camera's) movements. I took the gpx file from my phone and then applied it to the photo's i uploaded to lightroom.
Lightroom cross referenced the time my photo's were shot with the location where i was according to the gpx file.

Incidentally i was able to find 39 photos also taken in that same city in a fraction of a second in Lightroom just with a text search.

As long as I turn on the app and tracking it works. I actually forgot to turn off the tracking so had a track for several hours.

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Captkirk Loc: Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

In addition to these suggested "Note" options you can also download a Lightroom Plugin called "Johns Big Note" which gives you a field into which you can type a reasonably large text item to assist in providing you with more information.

DWU2 wrote:

If you use Lightroom, you can enter keyword tags, location information, title, caption (or large caption), and labels. In addition you can provide location information, and, if your camera is so equipped, it will automatically capture GPS. It will also automatically capture time and date.

But, none of that will help you if you don't document the event after you get home with the pictures.