Organize your photos

The best way you organize your photos is that works best fit you. However the most important starting point is using a single driver. I highly recommend use a single external drive. Similar to <my external drive>\my photos\...

Mine is <my external drive>\my photos\

After years using a date structure I've started using Categories. Some of mine are, LANDSCAPE, SPORTS, PEOPLE, EVENTS, TRIPS, etc. I have subfolders as needed to keep NAMES AND DATES to fit the category. 

But Larry what about landscape, sunrise and similar? My choice is "it depends". When it's a part of a TRIP it goes into TRIPS and, when I remember, I add keywords and map information.

It's your choice. What works for you is your Right Way.

I started using Categories in Lightroom Classic. I did not go through the thousands of using  date organiztion. 

But when I began to use Lightroom I created a new folder called LIGHTROOM CLOUD\CATEGORIES if I want I can easily Import any into Lightroom Classic.

Organizing Your Photos 

Every expert, content creator, ... has their way to do it. It may not work for you. How do you organize is the best way for YOU.  BUT once you begin to use Lightroom Classic only use Lightroom Library to rename, move or otherwise modify your photo locations, names etc.

In YouTube I entered this search "how to organise photos in lightroom classic " and there are lots of the best way. You need to find the way that works for you. Following are some that I have viewed and I'm still searching for the BEST . 

I want to avoid having a mess 

The Kelby Way

The Tim Grey Way 

5 Ways 

The PHlearn series 

Will moving to Lightroom change my Post-processing?

A friend asked "... better understanding of how moving to Lightroom would change my post-processing."

The short answer, not at all. It's a matter of workflow.

My longer answer "Nothing in post processing has really changed. No one will improve their editing. Camera RAW is Lightroom, they're dentical. The layout in Lightroom is better than classic.

Think of Lightroom as file browser that links to Lightroom Development with the browser.

To me the gain is no catalog, library, lost images, no need to choose delete catalog or delete from disk and catalog.

The loss is no collections in local, no labels, map, book, print, no edit history (but you can create "snap shots")...

 

As far as no labels, I the main directory of a shoot I have created a subdirectory and put the shoot there. Then after that I only move the best to the top level.

If you installed presets they don't directly transfer. They are on your computer and easily loaded."