- Lightroom Version Number
- 9.2.1
- Operating System
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
I have a number of workflow scenario questions that I've never really settled on an answer too so any help appreciated.
Background: I like to create and enter images into our local camera club competitions. I like to keep my LR Catalog and images on disc 'OCD' tidy.
If I Develop an image in LR Classic the result, a Virtual copy (I create Virtual copies as I like to always see the originals), the result stays with the original, appearing to be in the folder with the original. I have to be careful that I create a virtual copy for each different edit so as not to mess up the original edit which would be a specific competition entry. I have toyed with keeping the exported jpg copy that I submit into the competitions but it seems I am just creating more and more copies of the same thing so do not bother.
My question: If I take an image from LR Classic into Photoshop, where should I store the resulting TIF file? In the folder with the original image or in an 'edited' images folder? I have done both but never sure which feels better. I suspect the answer is 'it is up to me' but I'd be interested to hear what others do and whether or not there are any specific advantages or disadvantages.
I keyword my competition entries with competition details and sometimes I add them to a competitions collection(s) so I can see them on my iPad via LR Cloudy (I have a plug-in from Jeffrey Friedl which creates a Collection from a Smart Collection to help with this). I can always find the images I entered into a specific competition and I can always find images that I have ever entered into any competition.
Thank you for your help.
Background: I like to create and enter images into our local camera club competitions. I like to keep my LR Catalog and images on disc 'OCD' tidy.
If I Develop an image in LR Classic the result, a Virtual copy (I create Virtual copies as I like to always see the originals), the result stays with the original, appearing to be in the folder with the original. I have to be careful that I create a virtual copy for each different edit so as not to mess up the original edit which would be a specific competition entry. I have toyed with keeping the exported jpg copy that I submit into the competitions but it seems I am just creating more and more copies of the same thing so do not bother.
My question: If I take an image from LR Classic into Photoshop, where should I store the resulting TIF file? In the folder with the original image or in an 'edited' images folder? I have done both but never sure which feels better. I suspect the answer is 'it is up to me' but I'd be interested to hear what others do and whether or not there are any specific advantages or disadvantages.
I keyword my competition entries with competition details and sometimes I add them to a competitions collection(s) so I can see them on my iPad via LR Cloudy (I have a plug-in from Jeffrey Friedl which creates a Collection from a Smart Collection to help with this). I can always find the images I entered into a specific competition and I can always find images that I have ever entered into any competition.
Thank you for your help.