FrenchFalcon
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I'm starting to import new images to my Lightroom CS6 (non-cloud) catalog. I've set everything up according to a method and organization I've used in CS3, the last version I worked with.
How I've done it: On an external harddrive I've got my 'Photography' folder with everything relating to Photography there. This is where I set up my master file structure for my Raw Images. I organize everything by Year, with subfolders being the general subject of my images such as: Architecture, Travel, Nature, Fashion,etc. I go one step further and have a folder within each one of those. That folder is named to describe the photos for a particular photo session, for example, 02-16 Lake Placid, which tells me within that folder are images taken in February of 2016 in Lake Placid.
Going back to the original 'Photography' folder. Within that I have a folder titled 'Lightroom Catalog'. And within that folder I have mimicked the exact folder structure of my master files of the Raw Images.
Now my question/comment. When I Import these photos, I select the specific folder location within the 'Lightroom Catalog' folder in the Destination window. After importing, the 'Folders' section of the Library Module has everything listed under G-Drive USB(the external harddrive I'm using), listing that folder I've just imported.
How can I make it so the Folders section of that Library Module mimicks the file structure I have created in the 'Lightroom Catalog' of my harddrive(outside of Lightroom)?
Does this have to do with my selecting 'By original folders' 'By date' 'Into one folder' in the Destination window of the Import dialog? What will clicking the 'Into Subfolder' box do?
Am I making it too complicated by organizing things too specifically? Should I rely more on keywords to find my folders? I just like the idea of being able to goto a particular year and a particular genre to find specific images though.
Thanks for following and help.
How I've done it: On an external harddrive I've got my 'Photography' folder with everything relating to Photography there. This is where I set up my master file structure for my Raw Images. I organize everything by Year, with subfolders being the general subject of my images such as: Architecture, Travel, Nature, Fashion,etc. I go one step further and have a folder within each one of those. That folder is named to describe the photos for a particular photo session, for example, 02-16 Lake Placid, which tells me within that folder are images taken in February of 2016 in Lake Placid.
Going back to the original 'Photography' folder. Within that I have a folder titled 'Lightroom Catalog'. And within that folder I have mimicked the exact folder structure of my master files of the Raw Images.
Now my question/comment. When I Import these photos, I select the specific folder location within the 'Lightroom Catalog' folder in the Destination window. After importing, the 'Folders' section of the Library Module has everything listed under G-Drive USB(the external harddrive I'm using), listing that folder I've just imported.
How can I make it so the Folders section of that Library Module mimicks the file structure I have created in the 'Lightroom Catalog' of my harddrive(outside of Lightroom)?
Does this have to do with my selecting 'By original folders' 'By date' 'Into one folder' in the Destination window of the Import dialog? What will clicking the 'Into Subfolder' box do?
Am I making it too complicated by organizing things too specifically? Should I rely more on keywords to find my folders? I just like the idea of being able to goto a particular year and a particular genre to find specific images though.
Thanks for following and help.