With the ever growing number of digital camera, photos taken by each of us becoming staggering. So after a few years there will be so many photos that it will be difficult to find out a specific photo. So every file should have a unique name. Since photos from mobile camera or DSLR devices create images of same name after certain number of pictures are taken there is every possibility that a new image will have the same name like an old one. And it might cause you lose some valuable memories.
Professionals have specific ways to prevent this mishap.
I follow a scaled down version of professional workflow suitable for my need.
Renaming Folder & File
I usually shoot photos in jpeg format.
Download all images to desktop.
- Create folder according to date e.g. 2013-01-10
- Keep all the photos of the same day in this folder
- Delete all the unnecessary photos
- Batch rename all photos according to –
YEAR–MONTH–DAY_Hour–Minute_Original file name
20130110_1145_JUN_3538
(For Batch naming you can use ACDsee or Adobe bridge software)
- If you take RAW photos, create a new folder eg. 2013-01-10-RAW inside the original folder 2013-01-10
Benefits
* It keeps the folders organized
* It creates unique file name, so there will be no duplicate file name in future
* Using different cameras at the same time has little chance to create same name
* It’s also easy to browse through photos
* It will be easy to find out any photo
About Author
Junaed is a Doctor by profession who started photography back in 1992. From film days to digital he is regarded as a very good Photographer. He regularly appears as a guest lecturer at various Photographic clubs & institutes.
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