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10/21/2002 03:42:22 PM · #1 |
After about 9 months I'm starting to get quite a lot of pictures and some of
them are even quite good. I'm now starting to worry about cataloging
these and how to find them quickly easily.
Any suggestions out there ? What do you use ? |
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10/21/2002 03:53:57 PM · #2 |
I have a method that works OK for me...
I have a folder on my drive called 2002 Digital. Inside the 2002 Digital folder, I have folders such as:
2002-01-15 - Railroad Shots
2002-01-30 - Flowers and Puppies
2002-03-15 - Ides of March Celebration
etc, etc... inside each of those folders is a folder called ORIGINALS. I put my original photos in the ORIGINALS folder and work in the folder above it.
When one of these folders becomes stale and I'm not using it frequently anymore, I rename it to:
!05-2002-01-30 - Flowers and Puppies
The "!" causes it to sort to the top of the folder list. The 05 tells me that I'm going to archive it to Photo Archive CD #5 next time I archive. When I do archive a folder to CD, I delete everything from inside the folder and move the empty folder to my CD ARCHIVES folder. I can browse that folder to find which CD I need if I'm looking for something that I have archived...
just my twisted way of managing things... :)
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10/21/2002 04:01:01 PM · #3 |
Count me in the twisted category then too, I do something very similar. (In fact the differences aren't major enough to even delineate.) Couple a system like that with the ability to preview thumbnails in the most recent Windows OS's (or whatever program you like) and you're in business.
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10/21/2002 04:02:58 PM · #4 |
What you describe is pretty close to what I've been doing for the last year or so.
I have a 'DigitalPhotos' directory with all of the originals, in directories
for date and then the original CRW files.
Out of that I then have an assortment of directories where 'processed'
versions go. I'm just starting to feel that this approach isn't going
to keep up. Particularly when I start archiving and want to find things
from CD, rather than just backing up the whole lot. |
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10/21/2002 04:10:08 PM · #5 |
I also use a similar process, plus I try and burn all my original files to CD or another computer as soon as I take them off the camera.
I think I'm going to start a "Finals" folder where truly finished pieces go, and probably maintain that on the hard disk for ready availability as well as back it up to CD. Photos I print are also archived at my online printing services... |
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10/21/2002 05:50:53 PM · #6 |
Me too, pretty similar to everyone else. I create a folder on my C drive so that it isn't buried very deep and I'll name it, for example, 'Single Light 10-19-02', and that's where I paste all of my originals into from that shoot. Inside of that folder I create an 'Edited' folder where I will copy my best images after I have reviewed them using ACDSee and edited using Photoshop. I usually do not chnage the names of the images that go into the 'Edited' folder so that it will be easy to find the originals, or I might change both names in each folder to make it easy. Periodically, when I have enough files to fill up a CD I'll burn the intire directories onto a Cd so that the originals are always with the edited versions. Then I just write the names of each of the directories right on the CD and I'm done.
I am also creating a 'Best Photos' directory where I put all of my top photos into for easy access and viewing. I have been currently going through all of my past digital, and in some cases 35mm photos, finding the best ones and re-editing many and putting them into my 'Best photos' directory. This is a very long proccess but it will be nice to have my best photos neatly organized in one place. I am also currently building my web site and it has been necessary to go through my photos for that purpose. One day it will actually be done and I can share it with you.
T
* This message has been edited by the author on 10/21/2002 5:49:40 PM.
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10/21/2002 06:27:51 PM · #7 |
Any favourite CD's to backup on?
At the moment I use Imation 700mb 16x CD-R's.
I am thinking of a second backup on Kodak Ultima 80 CD-R's.
Does someone have a good experience with Kodak and does the gold layer instead of silver really improve the life of the CD?
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10/21/2002 07:26:38 PM · #8 |
I generally use Maxells. Many other's including Kodak are good too. I definitely stay away from the no name brands because CD's are not made equally and they are not nearly as perfect as some will have you believe.
T
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10/21/2002 09:54:12 PM · #9 |
I am celebrating my first year anniversary in photography this month. I also have lots of pics on my computer with only a floppy drive for back ups. I will purchase a new computer in a few months and wonder about the new DVD burners as a storage media. Would that be a better way to go instead of a CD burner?
Mike |
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