Re: [Leica] Organizing images

[Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>]

I just went through the process of filing my slides, negatives, and prints.
What a cathartic feeling when I completed it!!!  Now I'm taking more
photographs than I ever have.  If one learns by making mistakes, I'm
learning a lot. One thing I've learned: it helps to keep one's wits about
oneself.
Andy
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "ternahan" <ternahan@sonic.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Organizing images


> Thanks, David and all...I have been storing some files by subject on my
75GB
> external HD. I agree that thumbnails are too small to tell much. Have you
> tried any of the contact sheet options?
> I too tend to keep everything, even proof prints testing papers or
developer
> or toners. Maybe I should have a warehouse.
> For curiosity's sake, what proportion of your time is spent filing,
printing
> and shooting?
> As far as filing all my negs and prints and slides, nobody seems to be
> volunteering to do it for me, so I guess I am just going to have to swim!
>
> trish
> ternahan@gentlelens.net
>
>
> > From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>
> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:28:39 -0500
> > To:
"'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'"<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Organizing images
> >
> > Trish,
> >
> > "How to keep negs organized?" is a very good question. I'd be interested
in
> > hearing how other people answer that.
> >
> > I create a digital thumbnail file for each roll of negatives. I save the
> > index file under the same name as the roll number, which is generated by
my
> > lab. I file the physical negs by roll number. I put the digital files on
a
> > CD. I can fit about 80 thumbnail files on a CD. The thumbnails can be
> > reviewed quickly. I try and enter a description and some key words in a
> > database, along with the roll number. But I haven't been doing that very
> > well.
> >
> > The thumbnails are small. Maybe too small. They're OK for finding
something
> > I'm looking for. But the thumbnails aren't big enough to really see
what's
> > there. In the last couple of rolls I scanned I've saved small images
> > (300x450). I can fit lots of those on a CD. I may change to that method,
or
> > do both thumbnails and small files.
> >
> > It takes time to organize things, but it's worth it. Also, I think twice
> > before snapping a frame. I have a difficult time throwing away bad negs
(and
> > why I don't use a motor drive). I like to keep everything. I think
> > transparencies are much easier to handle than negs. But I seem to be
> > shooting mostly neg film, both color and obviously b/w.
> >
> > Drowning in images is an apt metaphor sometimes.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ternahan [mailto:ternahan@sonic.net]
> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:02 PM
> > To: LUG
> > Subject: [Leica] <no subject>
> >
> >
> >> Just a few....let's see. Over 400 rolls of color and 600 black and
white
> > have
> >> at
> >>> least one image of her on them.
> >
> > How do you keep all your images and negs orgainized? I am drowning.....
> > trish
> >
>