Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I keep the file name because it helps find deep backup if necessary I use a descriptive title and add details in Caption i also use tags for recurring themes/topics all are searchable, so it makes it some easier to find things in a big catalog ric On Feb 25, 2013, at 10:25 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > If they are already imported into LR3, They are named already, most likely > with an image number from your camera or some other sequential number. > > Are you asking how to name them something else? All 11,000 of them? A > reasonable amount of help comes from understanding WHY you want each image > to have a written description.... can you explain? > > If a sequential number is not what you want, then you want to give them a > verbal title ( Man sleeping on street with bottle of Scotch?)? > > It would be considerably easier to use the Keyword classification to > keyword > them in groups. (Vacation 2011 Tokyo) > > Regardless of what LR says, I keep my images in folders by individual > activity ( LACMA 1 2013) then apply keywords by location ( LACMA, > M9,2013,Art,Vermeer,Lady with pearl earring) or > (Vacation,2013,NYC,M9,B+W,Buildings,Empire State,Catwalk).... > > This is done in groups of photos, making it less time consuming then > individually naming each image. It does not get me to a single image for > some later lookup, but a few that have the same keywords. That's close > enough to look at the individual image file title data and find the one > image I want. > > If you need less general instructions email me directly and I will help... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > >> I use Lightroom 3 and would like to name my photos on import. I have >> over >> 11,000 photos, and none of them are named, as I never worked out how >> to do it! >> Would some kind, patient soul please enlighten me? >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Peter Cheyne > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information