Hello all,
I was wondering if someone can help me in a matter concerning creation dates in regards to mobile photos.
Little Background
- spent lots of time in the past correctly organizing photos in the library
Photos (top folder)
YYYY (folder)
YYYY-MM-DD Event Name (folder)
- using Lightroom for any edits etc
- until more comfortable, I generally import to my computer, organize them first into the above mentioned, and then import into Lightroom (the reason for this my wife and I share the SLR, at times because of multiple family events in a row, etc, the same care might be used for all events - I know this is wrong, still working on it, but this is fun/hobby/amateur for us, I don't do this professionally)
Enter the problem - Mobile Photos.
- I decided to tackle this problem, so I can have a properly structured photo library. I am beginning to rely more on iPhone 7 Plus for quick family pictures, moments, etc.
- Changes I made to library.
Photos (top folder)
SLR (folder within photos) (then the regular structure from above follows)
Mobile (folder within photos)
Person Name (My wife and I each have a folder under Mobile)
(then the YYYY folder structures begins)
In the past, I used to categorize mobile photos according to the mobile phone (Droid, iPhone 5, 6, etc) however this didn't make sense when looking back, so I cleaned all that up.
Currently, I use an app called PhotoSync (wonderful app) that lets me upload in a myriad of ways. I noticed something odd and wanted to know if the following headache was worth it.
I have 2 methods that I am trying out for upload (Photosync to Mac, and Photosync to Amazon Cloud)
* Note - Amazon Cloud is mounted to my computer through oDrive. I don't use the Amazon App to upload.
In Finder, when looking at a picture...there are 3 things
Created
Modified
Last Opened
Photosync on Mac upload method
Created and Modified are the same date.
Photosync to Amazon Cloud (which syncs back to my computer via oDrive)
Created is a different date (date of upload)
Modified is a different date (99.9% date of picture taken or until it gets modified)
Current solution with Mobile Photos specifically (due to filename issues when importing)
I use a script from Phil Harvey (ExifTool) that pulls up the EXIF data (Date Time Original) of when the picture was shot, and I use that to rename the file correctly. So my filename (in addition to the Exif) has the correct date/time naming convention
(YYYY-MM-DD at HH:mm:ss - IMG#### - pixel length x pixel width.jpg)
After this is done and I verified it. I do another task of updating the Finder Date (Created/Modified)
How important (in the grand scheme) are the Finder dates (Created/Modified)?
Ultimate Goals
- Organized Library for Mobile and SLR
- Lightroom Friendly for Tagging/Editing/etc
- Share in an organized fashion
Please let me know your thoughts!
I was wondering if someone can help me in a matter concerning creation dates in regards to mobile photos.
Little Background
- spent lots of time in the past correctly organizing photos in the library
Photos (top folder)
YYYY (folder)
YYYY-MM-DD Event Name (folder)
- using Lightroom for any edits etc
- until more comfortable, I generally import to my computer, organize them first into the above mentioned, and then import into Lightroom (the reason for this my wife and I share the SLR, at times because of multiple family events in a row, etc, the same care might be used for all events - I know this is wrong, still working on it, but this is fun/hobby/amateur for us, I don't do this professionally)
Enter the problem - Mobile Photos.
- I decided to tackle this problem, so I can have a properly structured photo library. I am beginning to rely more on iPhone 7 Plus for quick family pictures, moments, etc.
- Changes I made to library.
Photos (top folder)
SLR (folder within photos) (then the regular structure from above follows)
Mobile (folder within photos)
Person Name (My wife and I each have a folder under Mobile)
(then the YYYY folder structures begins)
In the past, I used to categorize mobile photos according to the mobile phone (Droid, iPhone 5, 6, etc) however this didn't make sense when looking back, so I cleaned all that up.
Currently, I use an app called PhotoSync (wonderful app) that lets me upload in a myriad of ways. I noticed something odd and wanted to know if the following headache was worth it.
I have 2 methods that I am trying out for upload (Photosync to Mac, and Photosync to Amazon Cloud)
* Note - Amazon Cloud is mounted to my computer through oDrive. I don't use the Amazon App to upload.
In Finder, when looking at a picture...there are 3 things
Created
Modified
Last Opened
Photosync on Mac upload method
Created and Modified are the same date.
Photosync to Amazon Cloud (which syncs back to my computer via oDrive)
Created is a different date (date of upload)
Modified is a different date (99.9% date of picture taken or until it gets modified)
Current solution with Mobile Photos specifically (due to filename issues when importing)
I use a script from Phil Harvey (ExifTool) that pulls up the EXIF data (Date Time Original) of when the picture was shot, and I use that to rename the file correctly. So my filename (in addition to the Exif) has the correct date/time naming convention
(YYYY-MM-DD at HH:mm:ss - IMG#### - pixel length x pixel width.jpg)
After this is done and I verified it. I do another task of updating the Finder Date (Created/Modified)
How important (in the grand scheme) are the Finder dates (Created/Modified)?
Ultimate Goals
- Organized Library for Mobile and SLR
- Lightroom Friendly for Tagging/Editing/etc
- Share in an organized fashion
Please let me know your thoughts!