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04/30/2009 09:54:22 AM · #1 |
Ok, here's the question:
Since there were some mass dqs recently for challenges that went back awhile, are the people who move up into the new positions of power still required to go through validation if the challenge was 8 months ago?
My other hard drive is full, and I don't need the originals any more, so I started tossing them. Since I've renamed the files when entering them, I don't know which, for example, of the 300 onion pictures that all look the same, was the original of the one I entered. Since I can't re-enter it in another challenge, I figured I didn't need the original anymore, so I chucked it.
So, the question remains: Is there a reason that we should be keeping the originals forever? |
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04/30/2009 10:08:05 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Ok, here's the question:
Since there were some mass dqs recently for challenges that went back awhile, are the people who move up into the new positions of power still required to go through validation if the challenge was 8 months ago?
My other hard drive is full, and I don't need the originals any more, so I started tossing them. Since I've renamed the files when entering them, I don't know which, for example, of the 300 onion pictures that all look the same, was the original of the one I entered. Since I can't re-enter it in another challenge, I figured I didn't need the original anymore, so I chucked it.
So, the question remains: Is there a reason that we should be keeping the originals forever? |
Well, I donno how far back they dip for retroactive validation when faced with after-the-fact DQs, but I do know this: in my workflow, I always keep the original file number as part of the working file name, like so: IMG_8785_Karma_yawns.PSD: so I am always able to locate which of my 300 karma-yawning originals is the one I ended up using....
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04/30/2009 10:08:28 AM · #3 |
very good question Wendy.
I await SC response to this one with interest.
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04/30/2009 10:11:44 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
in my workflow, I always keep the original file number as part of the working file name, like so: IMG_8785_Karma_yawns.PSD: so I am always able to locate which of my 300 karma-yawning originals is the one I ended up using....
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Since being hoisted by my own petard as it were, where file renaming is concerned, I also keep the original filename number in my filename at all times these days.
Message edited by author 2009-04-30 10:11:56. |
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04/30/2009 10:27:01 AM · #5 |
At some point in the future you may decide you wish to re-edit an image when your skills improve. Always more material to work with when you have the original.
As far as knowing which shot I entered, I use a folder structure on my computer that helps me know which ones were edited, as well as differentiating the different sizes of the final image.
The above screenshot is of some stuff I have on a flashdrive, but it duplicates what I use at home. What is not shown is the folder on the external drive I dump all the files into from the camera. I then take the ones I think have some potential and move them onto the "Photo-Video" drive in the computer. Each session gets a a folder with the date and a description of the session. The RAW files I plan to keep go here. Under that is the "converted" folder, when the jpeg or tif output from the raw conversion go. another folder under that called "edited". PSPimage is the native format for PaintShop Pro, and these are in-work or near complete edits that I have saved while working on them. The final photo is saved as a TIF or full sized, low compression JPEG. Any versions that have been resized have the size of the long edge appended to the filename so I can tell them apart when looking at thumbnails. I keep the filename from the camera the whole time, so that I can always figure out which one was the original source file.
Some folks like to use the organizer functions built into their image handling applications, as they can tag and index images, as well as attaching a lot of other helpful data to them. I kind of like the folder system. It easily moves to any software or a new computer with no hassle beyond a simple copy operation. |
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04/30/2009 10:54:00 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
At some point in the future you may decide you wish to re-edit an image when your skills improve. Always more material to work with when you have the original.
As far as knowing which shot I entered, I use a folder structure on my computer that helps me know which ones were edited, as well as differentiating the different sizes of the final image.
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That's pretty much exactly the way I organize. I guess mediocre minds think alike? Jejeje�
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04/30/2009 11:02:35 AM · #7 |
| Since I tell elements to keep a version set, I always have my original--however, it adds photoshops header to it. So I have the unedited original that I can look back at, but for DPC purposes, it has been modified by photoshop. Because of this, I have the original, untouched photograph on my other drive. I really don't need that anymore after a challenge has finished. so after a month or two, I'd like to clear those out. |
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04/30/2009 11:11:02 AM · #8 |
Perhaps just throwing all of them into one big folder and naming them "challenge_entry_1", challenge_entry_2", etc? Simple, no?
Message edited by author 2009-04-30 11:11:15. |
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04/30/2009 11:25:20 AM · #9 |
| The people who sell storage devices love us eh lol |
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04/30/2009 12:56:04 PM · #10 |
| it should cost under two cents/image to back up to CD (less to DVD) -- I ALWAYS back up my originals to CD before erasing them from the camera card, so that I'll have the original if the hard drive fails (again). I don't believe in ever discarding the original completely. |
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