Re-name photos to filter results better?

im140.6

• March 04, 2020 19:47

I photograph a lot of shelter dogs, in random order. So I'll have 40-50 dogs and a lot of dogs repeat at various times. What's a good way to find and filter each dog?

Right now, I'll find the 1st dog, rename the file with an "A", then keep looking for the same dog and every time I find it, add the "A" to the file name. Repeat for dog 2 with a B, 3 with a C, 4 with a D, etc. When I'm done, I can filter for any file with an A, B, C, etc and only photos of that specific dog will display.

Is there an easier method? I'm listening! LOL

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  BeO

  • March 04, 2020 20:05

  

  Hi,

  I would assign a keyword with the name of the dog to the image. And in case an image shows several dogs at once you can assign several keywords to the image.

  You can filter then for keywords, or better even create smart albums which are saved filters actually.

  regards

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  im140.6

  • March 04, 2020 20:22

  Thanks BeO! Completely forgot about keywording! I guess wedding photographers have to do that to quickly find bride, groom, couple, etc photos. I couldn't imagine going through a ton of photos to pull all the "couple" shots.

  I appreciate your help!

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  BeO

  • March 04, 2020 20:30

  

  I guess wedding photographers mostly work at one wedding at a time and work with sessions for each wedding if using C1, no need to tag single images with names, and their workflow is probably tuned to get the job done as fast as possible, maybe communicate with the couple to select favorites and the keywording is kept to a minimum.

  Your dog use case though seems perfect for keywords and smart albums

  You're welcome

  regards

   

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