As the thread says, how do you keep track of your pictures in lightroom?
I have started to create an album of my sons first year and quickly realized that i have a lot of pictures of him and it is already a problem to find the good pictures from the rest. It is also an issue that will escalate with time.
I have tried two methods but neither will help me find the keepers in the long run.
*First i assigned pictures with stars where one star meant "good enough to post process". That was fine in theory but with a lot of pictures, its not ideal and not all one star pictures get a second culling for no star or more stars.
*Secondly i started with a harsher culling where i rejected as many pictures as possibly and then deleted them. What was left was fewer photos but that still doesn't help me to find the good stuff in retrospect.
*I have always been careful to assign all pictures relevant keywords and sort them into folders named after the occasion. This helps to some extent but not all the way.
Given that ymmv and we all have different workflows, how do you go about to ensure that you can find the pictures you really like?
Cheers!
I have started to create an album of my sons first year and quickly realized that i have a lot of pictures of him and it is already a problem to find the good pictures from the rest. It is also an issue that will escalate with time.
I have tried two methods but neither will help me find the keepers in the long run.
*First i assigned pictures with stars where one star meant "good enough to post process". That was fine in theory but with a lot of pictures, its not ideal and not all one star pictures get a second culling for no star or more stars.
*Secondly i started with a harsher culling where i rejected as many pictures as possibly and then deleted them. What was left was fewer photos but that still doesn't help me to find the good stuff in retrospect.
*I have always been careful to assign all pictures relevant keywords and sort them into folders named after the occasion. This helps to some extent but not all the way.
Given that ymmv and we all have different workflows, how do you go about to ensure that you can find the pictures you really like?
Cheers!