I have a folder/file structure I like for organizing my photos. When I import a new batch to LR3, I choose “add” in the import window so that my photos stay where they are & aren’t moved or copied into the LR structure. Everything works fine.
I’d like to move some of my older folders/projects to an external hard drive, but still have them show up in my list of folders/projects. I also believe that the thumbnails of these images should still exist (for catalog purposes) even if the external HD is disconnected.
My question is this: What is the process for moving my photos to an external harddrive, in a folder structure of my choosing, and keeping the “link” to them in my LR catalog?
Can I simply move the folders to my new HD, then go into lightroom & click something to “repoint” to a new source folder?
The develop edits I’ve made to these photos are no doubt stored elsewhere in the “catalog”. How can I ensure these changes follow my photos once they’ve been moved?
This will be my long-term workflow: keeping only the most recent shoots on my mac, and then migrating them all to my external HD for storage. But I’d like to retain links to all of them for catalog reference.
I know this is a very specific question, and I hope it’s not confusing. My googling has come up with very general results, or it is assumed that my photos have been moved into LR (which I haven’t done). ANY ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
We took a walk on Saturday morning, and stumbled on a little neighborhood fresh market. It felt so right, being out amongst people, walking, smelling the food, chatting… not hermetically sealed in apartments and subdivisions and freeways.
Nothing screams “Steal me! I have thousands of dollars of camera equipment in me!” quite like a black Lowepro or Tamrac bag. I’ve scoured the web for the perfect non-camera bag for my India trip.
Naturally, I found it on Etsy. It’s going to be my all-purpose, camera bag, travel purse, and show-stopper airplane carry-on. I anticipate answering a lot of “No WAY, where did you get that?!” inquiries… I’m checking the mail every day to see if it’s arrived!
It’s handmade to order by Gypsy Rose Handbags. This large, chic messenger bag comes in a gorgeous print I picked out… reminds me of India. But she has TONS of prints and styles to choose from. While it looks fashionable outside, but she describes the interior as having “multiple layers of padding and stabilizers. It will stand alone, but is NOT stiff or rigid.” Perfect. Who wants to cram a Pelican Case in an overhead bin?!
Also, inside are 4 padded lens / flash sleeves. The base is padded & structured as well, and has 4 metal feet. It measures 15 x 9 x 5 – I got the large size, but she makes them in a wide variety of sizes & can customize orders. I requested only 2 inside lens sleeves, as I typically carry around few lenses and prefer a larger inside cavity for general “travel stuff”. This little bag has tons of features & I don’t want to keep rambling. So if you’re in the market for a messenger bag, camera bag, laptop bag, netbook bag, whatever bag, go check her out!
Being prone to experiments & projects, my clever boyfriend Jeremy & I wanted to make a fish-eye lens for our iPhones. Sure “there’s an app for that”, but we wanted hardware! So after a trip to the hardware store, $4 for a peephole (the kind you’d install in your front door to spy on the neighbors.. wait, what?), we had a fish-eye lens!
We have yet to figure out a proper “mount” for the lens, so it requires being handheld against the iphone lens. However- this gives it an interactive “lensbaby” type experience, no two shots are the same. You can see the barrel of the peephole in the photos, and often get interesting flare, light leaks and color tints.
Here’s a video of the project, and a sampling of our photos at the end of it. Enjoy!
I just installed the “Mill Colour” app on my iPhone, and am WILDLY impressed. I’ve been using CameraBag and Cool FX for many moons – this has beyond replaced them. Because it was designed by visual effects company – not simply app developers – they have brought “subtle” into the world of iphone image editing! Full control over color, saturation, gain, lift (exposure), gamma… and a handful of solid presets.Image loading, editing and saving is decidedly faster than any other app I’ve used.
The kicker? IT’S FREE!
Here are 2 quick-and-dirty edits from dinner tonight (our tea glasses at Cheesecake Factory). Sidenote: I’m so very pleased with the iPhone 3Gs camera – especially the macro ability. It’s just so crisp… love it!
It was a pounding rain on the dark window, warm kitty purring, running bleary eyed to the truck, endless trail of red brake lights downtown, running with an umbrella to the office door but still getting soaked, kind of Friday morning here in Tampa.
What’s a gal to do but take some artsy iphone photos?
