Homemade system that is not in any way publishable. It's a folder hierarchy but also viewable as a chronological timeline. The main key is to organize them as you go, and not fall too far behind.
Homemade system that is not in any way publishable.
I can still access all the photos I took since around 2008, when I first started to nurture an interest in photography as a hobby. I never delete b-rolls unless they're absolute crap (i.e., I triggered with my lens cap on, too dark with no flash---blurry, out-of-focus shots do not count as absolute crap).
I also manage it with a homemade system! This system is closer to my darkest shame than proudest achievement. It kinda reminds me of Destin's pre-Linus-organized system[1] except way smaller and a few scripts more sophisticated (my system has redundancy, ha!). Despite that, I have maintained access despite moving across continents.
In fact, last year, slightly spurred on by the pandemic situation, a bunch of friends asked me if I still have copies of photographs I took years prior. The oldest query was only for 4-5 years ago but I am proud to say that I was able to oblige despite my shameful system.
Kids, don't do this in prod, but homemade systems FTW! :)
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Would love to know how you categorize and index 200k photos.
Homemade system that is not in any way publishable. It's a folder hierarchy but also viewable as a chronological timeline. The main key is to organize them as you go, and not fall too far behind.
I can still access all the photos I took since around 2008, when I first started to nurture an interest in photography as a hobby. I never delete b-rolls unless they're absolute crap (i.e., I triggered with my lens cap on, too dark with no flash---blurry, out-of-focus shots do not count as absolute crap).
I also manage it with a homemade system! This system is closer to my darkest shame than proudest achievement. It kinda reminds me of Destin's pre-Linus-organized system[1] except way smaller and a few scripts more sophisticated (my system has redundancy, ha!). Despite that, I have maintained access despite moving across continents.
In fact, last year, slightly spurred on by the pandemic situation, a bunch of friends asked me if I still have copies of photographs I took years prior. The oldest query was only for 4-5 years ago but I am proud to say that I was able to oblige despite my shameful system.
Kids, don't do this in prod, but homemade systems FTW! :)
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWSrIiR1tY