Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It helps very much. Thanks! - --- Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote: > At 09:19 AM 6/28/2003 -0700, you wrote: > >Tina, > >Are you using any specific software to catalogue > where > >these electronic files are and searchable info > about > >them? Do you have a systematic approach you've > >developed that aids you in this? My approach has > been > >haphazard (and unsatisfactory at best). I would be > >grateful for any guidance you could give. > >Thanks, > >Bob > > Bob - > > I'm using Portfolio to catalogue everything. I > still use the same filing > system that I've used since I got started. > Everything is filed first by > country, then by category within the country, then > by location in the > files. 61949-02613 means that the photo is of > Honduras (619) and is of > children (49), is located on slide page #26 in slot > #13. Within Portfolio, > I have folders for each country with subfolders for > the categories. The > CD's are filed by country. Portfolio will tell me > exactly which CD to look > on for a particular photo. Portfolio can also > search by keywords and > captions. With digital photos, instead of physical > location in the filing > cabinet for the second half of the number I use the > date the photo was taken. > > Hope this helps! > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > photos available from: > www.pdiphotos.com > www.workbookstock.com > www.mira.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html ===== Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA rgacpa@pacbell.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html