Some quite sensible advice here (says you don't need keywords!)
http://scottkelby.com/2009/10-things-i-would-tell-new-lightroom-users/
On 5 July 2014 15:29, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Counter rant, sort of.
>
> The reason you don't understand is that I have no need of nor any desire
> to add keywords to the 65,000 images already in my "library" nor any need
> or desire to create "collections". My simplistic system of photo folders
> looks like this: (a few random selections)
>
> 2010-09-23 - Skaneateles dinner cruise
> 2011-01-09 - Robinson Preserve (Bradenton)
> 2011-02-15 - Emerson Point (shell mound area)
> 2011-05-11 - Northeast Auto Museum
> 2011-07-01 - Scotland - Edinburg & Botanical Gardens
> 2011-10-13 - Crossing Colorado via Black Canyon of the Gunnison
>
> I can't imagine how long it would take me to add keywords to 65,000
> images... 5-600 hours maybe??? I think I'll use the time saved for other
> things like taking pictures and drinking beer. :-)
>
> I'm not trying to force the software into my past habits, I'm trying to
> keep it from trying to reprogram me (the gearbox) into its view of the
> world. Yeah, why did I buy that car? I shouldn't have. I don't need it.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 7/5/2014 3:40 AM, Philippe wrote:
>
>> Rant, sort of
>>
>> What I don't understand is why some of you are so reluctant to
>> allowing the program to do its thing i.e. importing by dates - so
>> long as you have typed adequate keywords on upload, you'll always
>> retrieve photos in a second. Why try to force the software into your
>> past habits? just as if one immediately tried to reprogram the
>> gearbox on a new car - does any of you do that? if you do, why did
>> you buy that car?
>>
>> I have no stakes in the company but this program does its things
>> right for me who hates to know what happens behind the screen; I
>> suffered too much under DOS and its followers not to fully appreciate
>> the user-friendliness of today's offers.
>>
>> End of rant
>>
>> Now the tips:
>>
>> - trust LR to do its thing (sorting, ordering, etc) properly - keep
>> the file names short - add keywords as soon as you can - on upload
>> (preferred) or later on in batches, then refine as you go while
>> editing. FYI you don't need to even tell the program about the gear
>> used, it knows about it, except for scans. - create collections after
>> upload and edition (batch <=> 5sec.), e.g. "Christmas 1776", "Family
>> portraits", "BW", "lens tests", "butter & flies", etc. These can be
>> recalled anytime by one click, and edited. - use the time you've now
>> saved on technical issues for photography and for sharing a drink
>> with friends ;-)
>>
>> I do that for myself, but also for Alice; she can retrieve photos she
>> needs for the job even when I'm not in. Life in the easy lane.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Amities Philippe
>>
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