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Multiple Shot Organization

sgshapiro
Im just curious how other photographers are organizing their shots within capture one. We have been doing one session for an entire shoot and just keeping the brackets leaving us with 4 images (3 bracketed + one LCC) for each shot and one session for each shoot.

I have come across others that do a different session for each shot within a shoot. Both have their positives and negatives.

Is there a mix that anyone uses that seems to solve the problem of shot organization with the one session model but cure the problem of viewing multiple shots with the multiple session model?
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  • rap_digital
    I use an app that I wrote that creates folders within the captures folder for each shot setup. You can download it from here
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  • sgshapiro
    thanks. but my main issue that i run into with folders is that i cant view two images at the same time from two different folders. meaning i cant see two shots from the same shoot lined up if i put every shot in a different folder.
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  • Jonathan Gilbert
    [quote="sgshapiro" wrote:
    thanks. but my main issue that i run into with folders is that i cant view two images at the same time from two different folders. meaning i cant see two shots from the same shoot lined up if i put every shot in a different folder.


    This is a limitation of Capture One 3.7.x. Capture One 4 has a feature called albums which you can use to compare images from different folders without having to move or duplicate the file.

    For working in 3.7 I would also recommend one session per day or job, and then have each look/shot in separate folders. As a tech I found this to be the most efficient way to keep things organised. My setup was very similar to the RAP's.
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  • rap_digital
    For catalog shoots where we need to match background I create another folder called light_tests in that I duplicate a shot from each shot folder so that I can easily see that everything is looking uniform. Then using the 2up display I can judge contrast etc match. Bit of a pain but works once you get into the habit.
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  • sgshapiro
    i like that idea of duplicating the files. thats great. but the only way ive found to copy files is to do it through finder which trashes all settings. is there a better way or will i just need to wait for version 4?
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