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Re: [OM] The Adobe tax

Subject: Re: [OM] The Adobe tax
From: Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 07:44:55 +0200
Bring out last September's selfie

 ;-)

Amities
Philippe

Le 5 juil. 2014 à 20:54, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> No one has ever asked me for a lilac-breasted roller bird image.  In fact I 
> don't think anyone has ever asked me for specific images of anything.  :-)
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> On 7/5/2014 12:32 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>> You do if you supply stock images and get a request for lilac-breasted
>> roller bird in Africa.  I put those four words in my search and it took
>> less than two seconds to pull up 4 photos.  Otherwise, I would have had to
>> figure out what year I was in Africa and what part of the trip I
>> photographed the birds.  Keywords are invaluable to me and I add them as
>> soon as I can after or as I import the photos.
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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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