Passenger Seat: Creating a Photographic Project from Conception through Execution in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Chapter 11. Organizing Your Workflow

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

—A. A. MILNE

Every photographer is going to have his or her own unique way to organize and keep track of images. Although I’ve come to the conclusion that there isn’t a single, definitive right or wrong way to organize your images, there are some things that are worth thinking about as you get started that can potentially save you both time and frustration in the long run. After working in Lightroom for a number of years and creating hundreds of Lightroom video tutorials, I’m pleased to be able to share what I’ve learned through working with the engineering team, watching others, and a process of personal trial ...