simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

Whew! Thank you for the clean and clear workflow, it makes sense and is so simple.

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Triple Win Lin Thanks, glad you found it useful

Super helpful and doable! Thanks for covering a “boring” topic!

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

So simple compared to all the other videos! Thank you mate!

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Just discovered your channel!! This is excellent!!! Exactly the content I’m looking for!!! Thank you )

@TheLiamGordon

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you like it :)

Thank you this is very helpful!! I bought a new computer and external hard drives, and I needed a new way to organize my photos without it being overly complicated. I am not a professional (yet) so I also dont need millions of RAW backups. Just a back up of edits which I keep on Dropbox

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, Ryan! Figuring out how to it simple feels so complicated sometimes haha. I’ve been thankful I started doing it this way as that consistency has made it much easier to find my older photos.

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks for this Liam, I usually just import all JPG and RAW files but I think I'll change that after watching this. I use a 6GB Lacie external drive, sounds a lot but you can fill that quickly. I have photos going back quite a few years.

@TheLiamGordon

4 жыл бұрын

You’ve gotta do what works best for you, Drew. I anticipate having a small stock pile of hard drives in the future. Currently I delete all the uncut video files that make up my KZread videos to conserve space.

This was great Liam, simple and straightforward, wel, done! Do you do anything different when using multiple pieces of equipment for the same event? For example during a recent camping holiday I had footage from DSLR, waterproof camera, drone and my mobile phone all from the one holiday trip, would just dump them into the one folder or separate in some way?

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Scott. I used to always separate them and name the folders “xt2 raw, drone raw” etc. I haven’t used 2 cameras on the same day for a while... other than 2 similar cameras to shoot a wedding. For the sake of organization there’s no harm in having them separate. Although I dump all the raws in one folder for a wedding. The files can be filtered by camera in Lightroom afterwords if needed.

@scottobrien6465

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLiamGordon Great, thanks for the quick reply. Like your work!

Manayunk Wissahickon folder? Did you visit the Philly area or do you live there? I'm right near that area! lol

@TheLiamGordon

4 жыл бұрын

I lived there for about 3 and a half years. Just moved 3 months ago

question, do you have a go to harddrive? I am a photographer and looking to purchase one, ideally I'd like to stick with the same whenever I need a new one... any tips? should I buy at Curries or Amazon?....thanks!

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Dita I don’t have a go-to for bulk storage. I look for something on the cheaper side, but not the absolute cheapest. The last one I got was a LaCie 4tb usb-c and it’s been decent. Just make sure it has the same usb as your laptop. For a little travel hard drive I like the Samsung t5 ssd ones. They’re really handy and fast. Buy wherever you can find it cheapest :)

got a lot from this Liam, simple is good! I also like your instagram feed and your approach to standardising uploaded photos using squarefit….I searched the app store and there are a number with a similar name-can you specify the exact name of the one you use? maybe the developer name would help me trget the right one. regards from Dublin.

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

scannan glad it was useful mate! The developer is Alan Cushway. The icon is a solid redish color with the crop symbol in it.

Hi. Is your catalog also stored in the external drive?

@TheLiamGordon

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is.

Does OneDrive support raw files (cr2 & ARW)? And can I create folders to keep them in?

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know about arw but you can put raws in folders. However it’s not the best as it won’t show previews and uploads/downloads are slow. I’d say a physical hard drive is preferable for raws.

@Poopdeck1015

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLiamGordon thank you. I checked backblaze and they only support raw preview for 30MB and below. Mine are 45MB so OneDrive/backblaze are about the same. PS - I got an email back from MS saying they support both cr2 & ARW.

So do you use one external hard drive for each year?

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll wait until it’s getting quite full before I get another one. The one I have now has covered 2 years... I should check how full it is

So if I understand, you don't use the Catalog system in Lightroom ? You simply import your photo shoot from your SD card to your whatever stock device, am I right ?

@TheLiamGordon

4 жыл бұрын

I probably wasn’t clear enough on what Lightroom is doing with the files. Lightroom will copy from the SD card and into the folders on my external hard drive, it then uses those copied files and imports them into my Lightroom catalog. I use one Lightroom catalog for the whole year.

@paulstokes786

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheLiamGordon so is the catalogue on your internal drive liam

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulstokes786 no I keep the catalog on an external drive too. Although there’s no harm in keeping it on your device if you prefer. Might even be safer that way.

How long does it take to transfer your high resolution photos to OneDrive ? I tried to GoogleDrive and Wetransfer and it takes +2h for 40 photos :-(

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Assuming you mean high-res jpegs. It only takes a few minutes to upload around 40 photos. If you’re uploading raw images it’s going to take a lot longer. I keep all the raw files on a hard drive. Your internet connection speed is going to make a difference in upload speed too. Google drive seems about as fast as onedrive to me.

Not using Capture One? Do the images look good on Lightroom?

@TheLiamGordon

4 жыл бұрын

They look good to me. I know capture one does a better job but the idea that Lightroom trashes the files seems overblown. I’m not really sharpening in Lightroom and I’m not going nuts with the editing either so maybe that has something to do with it. Plus I have Lightroom free for a year so I’m not complaining yet :)

I would far rather back up my originals as opposed to my edits.

@TheLiamGordon

3 жыл бұрын

Then that’s definitely what you should do.

@tanyablais2992

3 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking the same thing. I’m totally new to shooting raw and post processing. I doubt my edits are strong and can envision wanting to return to original raw files and rework some of my favorite photos.

Just visiting strangers houses all day because I’m considered essential by the government :/

@TheLiamGordon

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.