Re: [Leica] Organizing images

[ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>]

Thanks, David and all...I have been storing some files by subject on my 75GB
external HD. I agree that thumbnails are too small to tell much. Have you
tried any of the contact sheet options?
I too tend to keep everything, even proof prints testing papers or developer
or toners. Maybe I should have a warehouse.
For curiosity's sake, what proportion of your time is spent filing, printing
and shooting?
As far as filing all my negs and prints and slides, nobody seems to be
volunteering to do it for me, so I guess I am just going to have to swim!

trish
ternahan@gentlelens.net


> From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:28:39 -0500
> To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'"<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Organizing images
> 
> Trish,
> 
> "How to keep negs organized?" is a very good question. I'd be interested in
> hearing how other people answer that.
> 
> I create a digital thumbnail file for each roll of negatives. I save the
> index file under the same name as the roll number, which is generated by my
> lab. I file the physical negs by roll number. I put the digital files on a
> CD. I can fit about 80 thumbnail files on a CD. The thumbnails can be
> reviewed quickly. I try and enter a description and some key words in a
> database, along with the roll number. But I haven't been doing that very
> well. 
> 
> The thumbnails are small. Maybe too small. They're OK for finding something
> I'm looking for. But the thumbnails aren't big enough to really see what's
> there. In the last couple of rolls I scanned I've saved small images
> (300x450). I can fit lots of those on a CD. I may change to that method, or
> do both thumbnails and small files.
> 
> It takes time to organize things, but it's worth it. Also, I think twice
> before snapping a frame. I have a difficult time throwing away bad negs (and
> why I don't use a motor drive). I like to keep everything. I think
> transparencies are much easier to handle than negs. But I seem to be
> shooting mostly neg film, both color and obviously b/w.
> 
> Drowning in images is an apt metaphor sometimes.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ternahan [mailto:ternahan@sonic.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 3:02 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: [Leica] <no subject>
> 
> 
>> Just a few....let's see. Over 400 rolls of color and 600 black and white
> have
>> at
>>> least one image of her on them.
> 
> How do you keep all your images and negs orgainized? I am drowning.....
> trish 
>