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10/13/2011 01:36:39 PM · #1 |
My question is for those who save multiple copies of their edited files - those who save, for example, a 800px version using Save for Web, a full resolution JPG, and a TIFF of the same edit.
What kind of folder and file-naming structure do you use?
Currently I have a folder of RAWs, and I have an "edits" subfolder. Of course, then when I'm looking for a particular version or edit, it gets confusing, especially if I can't remember the date of the shoot.
I tried having another root folder of edits, but then I run into problems of saving an edit in a sub folder and not in the root, etc etc etc.
(Some of this is made worse when I make edits in Lightroom, but don't export, then I'm looking for an edit that doesn't exist!)
I'm curious to read how people with more experience do it. |
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10/13/2011 02:00:55 PM · #2 |
Well, I'll tell you what I do, however I will not assert that what I do is necessarily best practice. How's that for a disclaimer?
On import from the memory card, I tell Lr to organize in folders by year, then in subfolders by date shot. I'm not that concerned with manually finding anything, since I will be using the Lr interface to find stuff.
On export, I create a new folder titled with the subject of the shoot. Some folders may incorporate a number of days (e.g. a vacation) while others may incorporate only part of a day's work (e.g. where I have done different things within the same day). These folders are kept within a folder for the year to which they belong. Finding a specific shoot manually is pretty easy, if I know what year it was shot, I'm looking through perhaps 40 or 50 subfolders for a name that should be easily recognized.
In cases where I also export for the web, I make a subfolder under the folder for the shoot called "Web."
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10/13/2011 02:20:06 PM · #3 |
How often do you export, only when giving the files out? For example, a vacation might not be exported since I may only plan on keeping the files for looking at later.
Also, what about files you bring into Photoshop to edit? Do you reimport that into Lr, or save the Tiff and export it to jpg along with the rest? I'm trying to iron out my workflow and find myself exporting from Lr, then having files leftover I've edited in Ps.
If I rate the files in Lr that I plan on editing and exporting, but edit some of those in Ps I will end up exporting duplicate but differently edited pics. So my current workflow is: if I edit in Ps, I un-rate it in Lr so it's filtered out of my export.
Does that make sense? No it doesn't, that's why I'm trying to better tune my workflow!
Message edited by author 2011-10-13 14:21:36. |
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10/13/2011 06:22:22 PM · #4 |
I typically export after each shoot. It's not common for me to "stack up" work unless life throws me a curve. I export what I know I want to use for later edits, in the form I will want to use it. So if all I need are high-quality JPEGs, I export those. If I need high-quality JPEGs plus web JPEGs, I do both while I'm at it. If I want 16-bit TIFFs (when I am doing more extensive work in Ps) I export those. Unless I bugger something, I usually only export from a shoot in one work session.
The above saves me from wondering if I've exported it before. Another way is to leave your rating, which is valuable as a filter, and color code for "previously exported." It's super easy to select your files for export, and just click a single button to code them a specific color.
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