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MTRI Photography Workshop
Session 3
Importing and organizing your photos
let’s talk about …
• importing– camera – cable – computer – memory cards & readers
• SD, SDHD, CF, etc.
• organizing• Mac or PC?
• file by date, or category …
• new search-based storage
• managing– keep it neat and tidy
Session 4 = editing and improving
importing
• hardware– cable– memory cards
• SD, SDHD, CF
• software– windows, mac, or photo
• style– copy, cut, or move
organizing
• there are two levels of organization– 1) the filename– 2) the folder name– by date
• year-month-day (yyyy-mm-dd)– ex. 2010-01-24
» Pro: stores photos chronologically» Con:
– by event• folders named by an event description
– ex. trip to Ontario» Pro: searchable» Con:
– by subject
organizing
• 1) filenames– by date
• year-month-day (yyyy-mm-dd)– ex. 2010-01-24.jpg
» Pro: stores photo files chronologically
» Con: not too informative
– by event• files named by an event description
– ex. trip to Ontario
» Pro: searchable
» Con:
– by subject
organizing
• 1) folder names– by date
• year-month-day (yyyy-mm-dd + description)– ex. 2010-01-30 (MTRI photo workshop)
» Pro: stores photo folders chronologically
» Con: sterile
– by event• folders named by an event description
– ex. trip to Ontario
» Pro: searchable
» Con:
– by subject
managing
• keep your folders neat and tidy– choose a system, and stick to it
• delete duplicates– keep only the best of a certain shot
• back’em up!– external hard drive (1TB = 1000GB $100)
– online database (10GB = $10/year)
– DVD (100 x 4.7GB = $20)
• share– print, email, facebook
thank youquestions?