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Susan Vineyard

8 Years Ago

How Do You Organize Your Work On Your Computer?

If you upload to different sites, especially if they require different details (signatures for art or no signatures for commerical, various versions of the same print, etc.), and if you have hundreds of pieces of art, how do you keep track of them all and where they are and which ones sell, etc.?

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Sarah Kersey

8 Years Ago

If you are proficient in MS Excel, I would recommend a single document to cover everything. Just make sure you have the data backed up on a thumb, external or cloud.

 

Mark Blauhoefer

8 Years Ago

My files are all over the place. Once I've finished editing they're even more all over the place

 

I have the originals for sale classifieds by years, there is a folder with large version and other one with thumbnail version for different uses (p.e. facebook)

A good way to control all this, as Sarah says is to create an excel book with all interesting information (year, name, tags, location) and use a filter to work them easily

But most important of all: remember to do security copies, if all is classified and tagged but no have a copy think about the disaster when computer breaks down or an unexpected virus visits you.

 

Mike Savad

8 Years Ago

they all stay the same size, signed, etc and i just sort them in the galleries that i have. one big directory with all the images. i made a chart of the sales so i can keep track myself how many i sold per month, money, totals of different kinds including quarterly break downs. but basically all the art is in one place so i can make an easy back up of it.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

 

Joseph C Hinson

8 Years Ago

To actually answer the OP, I set my default view to galleries. It looks better on my mind for folks to see your collections than a hodge pudge of randomness.

I suspect most people come in via searches, but the ones who don't need to be thought of, too

 

Greg Jackson

8 Years Ago

"I suspect most people come in via searches, but the ones who don't need to be thought of, too."


Ditto.

 

I keep the actual images in annual folders for each site:

2015 FAA,
2014 FAA
2015 Blog
2014 Blog, etc.

Within those folders are subfolders: Abstract, Photography, Photographic Art, Kaleidoscope/Mandala, etc.

The actual data: site name, date posted, sales info, etc., etc., is goes on a spreadsheet.

@Joseph -- I can't, in any way, see how the OP was actually asking the much discussed 'Galleries vs. Images' question. I'd find it hysterically funny if Susan returns and verifies that as her actual question! I'd also take it as a sign that I need more sleep!

Just in case she does . . . Susan, I default to 'Galleries', too. ;-)

 

JC Findley

8 Years Ago

And on the computer? It is about as disorganized as my desk, but I can usually find stuff.... usually.

 

Bob Slitzan

8 Years Ago

"How Do You Organize Your Work On Your Computer?"

Poorly.

 

MARTY SACCONE

8 Years Ago

Example;.....This is my method that has worked quite smoothly maintaining an organized system. (Mileage may vary for you)

For FAA....
I have a master FAA folder

Within that FAA folder,..
I have individual folders,...each "named identically",...to each and every posted FAA portfolio image.
Within that folder ,....are always 3 files
My original work layered image file
The file I uploaded to FAA. (under 25MB)
A low res jpg (for misc use as req'd by me)
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All the above is backed up to 3 separate multi-terabyte locations which house all my work by year,...month,...and date.
I do not deviate from this typical procedure,...ever
Access to anything as a result is intuitive.

Keep it as simple as possible,...because,......You have to maintain it.

I'm not much on Creative Cloud,......too smoke n whistles,...for my liking.
I trust "Me",...and would rather take the responsibility.

If I had images uploaded to several web selling locations,......
I would replicate the above procedure (A master Folder for each site) replicating folders for the images posted there,...thus keeping all work relative to posted locations for orderly maintaining.
Yes it does require space,.....but,...
Back up drives are relatively cheap these days,....BUT,......MORE IMPORTANT,.......
Peace of mind knowing everything is safe and accessable,....at multiple locations,...is paramount.

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Think through how you create and use your art files,.....

From that devise a method the guarantees each of your important file steps are duplicated safely,...to a file and folder system you are 100% comfortable with using.

We all do the same things,......differently.

Be careful,....Be thorough.

Don't know if that is useful to anyone.

Marty Saccone

 

Lindley Johnson

8 Years Ago

Susan actually opened two threads - this one about organizing work on the computer and another one about galleries vs. searches. To answer this one, I don't do a lot of other sites and I keep my images organized in folders in lightroom. I haven't needed any other organizational strategies, yet.

 

That explains it, Lindley! I found and commented on that other thread, just a few minutes ago. :-)

 

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