Jim,
I think you're making real progress, BRAVO!
Just a warning, when you "re-export" the now LR processed JPEG, pay
careful attention to rename it as I think you might have trouble with
duplicates IF you usually shoot JPEG AND RAW, the original in camera
JPEG might still be there, and conflicting names will result.
I personnally delete any in-camera JPEG when I'm sure the RAW (turned
into DNG) are there. And never re-export back to the original folder.
AMities
Philippe
2017-01-09 20:07 UTC+01:00, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Thanks, Piers. As I began to understand LR, I realized exactly what you
> are saying. I have set up a number of Collections, and populated
> several of these with imported images, just to get a feel for the
> structure. I can add new images as I produce them, and add more
> collections if necessary.
>
> My new images are initially stored in my original file structure, then
> imported into LR. Any edited images from LR that I wish to post, etc.,
> are exported to the same file structure. I'm gradually getting the hang
> of it! :-)
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 1/9/2017 12:55 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>> Jim, STOP!
>>
>> In this respect, you have missed the single biggest advantage of LR (which
>> is, as far as I am aware, unique to LR). IT isn't just an image editor, it
>> is an image management database too. You do not need to change any of your
>> existing file structure, just leave your images where they are ("import"
>> them into LR so as to give LR the information it needs to find them, of
>> course) and then start to use LR keywords to classify the images. By all
>> means use Family, Little League, Airport, Skydiving, Pretty, Boys, Girls
>> in as many combinations as you please for each image. The beauty of this
>> approach is that it is infinitely flexible and can be modified, expanded,
>> developed as your needs evolve. And unlike a classification using the PC
>> file/folder structure, it is multi-dimensional. You are not forced to
>> choose whether a given image is an "Airport" image or a "Pretty Girl"
>> image - give that image all three keywords, and you can later search for
>> images meeting the "Pretty" and "Girl" criteria. Or "Airport" and "Girl".
>> Or...
>>
>> This is certainly not the time to start restructuring your hierarchy of
>> files and folders - use LR to its most advantage!
>>
>> Piers
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus
>> [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Jim Nichols
>> Sent: 06 January 2017 16:45
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: My Struggle to Learn to Use Lightroom
>>
>> Thanks for sharing your insights, Philippe. I am getting ready to
>> attempt to select a file structure that fits my picture taking habits,
>> i.e., Family, Little League, Airport, Skydiving, maybe even Pretty
>> Girls. :-)
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 1/6/2017 2:25 AM, Philippe wrote:
>>> Three steps
>>>
>>> I often rename e.g. « 2016-Xmas-file nb » - LR can do that
>>> semi-automatically, just type in the « prefix » and let the file number -
>>> there are other options but I like this one best
>>>
>>> I let LR create its folders the way it wants, by dates, and find it
>>> convenient since it works fine - the itch is when you have several
>>> cameras not all set to the accurate date and time - but this issue can
>>> also be addressed after the upload, automatically (how do I know? I
>>> edited the photos from a dozen not-synchronized cameras when I last got
>>> married … )
>>>
>>> And most importantly, you can, should, must use keywords on import - e.g.
>>> " holidays, Portugal, Sintra » . Thus, whatever the date, I can find all
>>> the photos I shot In Portugal in a second, whatever the day they were
>>> shot, or restrict my quest to a specific place, Sintra, etc.
>>>
>>> In any case, the camera used will be recorded too, and it may sometimes
>>> be useful to make a query this way too.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Amities
>>> Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>> Le 6 janv. 2017 à 02:41, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> One of the tutorials I watched this afternoon made a point of explaining
>>>> that a three-day assignment, with files split into three folders by
>>>> date, was a bad thing. He always used a subject name instead of date.
>>>> To each his own. :-D
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
>>>> On 1/5/2017 7:32 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>>>> Correction. The directory dates are not based on import date, but file
>>>>> date. So if you shoot over a three day period of time, when you import
>>>>> them, Lightroom will sort them into three directories. If you want, of
>>>>> course.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a good thing, Martha. Unless, of course, you have a camera
>>>>> that the clock resets itself to some crazy date like 6/1/2077. Don't
>>>>> ask my how I know that.
>>>>>
>>>>> AG Schnozz
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