I recently got my second ever film camera (a Minolta X300) and I've been looking for better ways to organize my photos. Until now I used to just throw them into folders called Film Roll 1, Film Roll 2, etc, which was never gonna work out in the long term. I did not know that I could change the metadata, so the timing on this video is perfect :D Starting with my first roll from the new camera I will be obsessing over sorting everything properly. Btw for people on Windows, I found a program called Bulk Rename Utility, which can do both mass renaming and date changing.
Totally know the feeling. Sometimes I wanna go back and reorganize my old ones but that's a problem for another day. And thanks for bringing up Bulk Rename Utility!
Suggestion for anyone using the Photos app on the Mac, rather than airdropping to iPhone - after importing, go Image > Adjust Date and Time… No need to use the extra software to change the date. Extra tip: use iCloud photos and all photos + changes will automatically update on your phone (Photos > Preferences… > iCloud > check iCloud Photos). Love the content Cody!
I start labelling with year month day for instance 20220602 (2nd June 2022) then camera, film, (so 20220602 M6 Berger400). This way you don’t need to worry about role number etc. if more than 1 film that day on same camera / film, then after the date I use x1 or x2 …
I used to use a similar method, however I personally prefer the one detailed in the video simply because it's grouped by month->camera and doesn't have a giant number at the beginning. I find this method is easier on the eyes and slightly faster when going through my archives looking for specific things. I still use the year-month-date method for my video files though. All that matter is that it works for you though!
Great response, where you see large numbers, I see code. We are all different. Your channel is one of the good ones and I look forward to more to come.
@@Codacolor to your point of being easier on the eyes, curious if further embedding your rolls into month-specific folders, as opposed to just into a folder for the whole year
Glad this video pop’d up for me! Now I can finally have my photos live in my phone properly. I have all my things dated properly already, the daunting task is to change everything from the last 7 years 😭 thank you for this 🙏🏽
Thanks for sharing Cody, I'm glad someone out there has the same amount of OCD as myself when it comes to image file organisation. I believe I could watch videos about this topic all day. I just started to shoot with film and I'm glad I found your channel.
Loving all the educational content. I found an app called logbook that helps you keep track of your film rolls and you can log your image data like shutter speed and such. But what’s also cool is that you can enable location service so when you add a shot to your logbook right before/after you took the film photo it’ll also safe exactly where you took the shot. Thanks for making great videos!
Thanks so much for sharing. I picked up some great tips for Improving my workflow. Also it feels so good not to be alone with ocd 😂. When I change the creation dates I even go through the trouble of matching image number 1 with second 1, image 2 second 2,…
I feel you; for the first few rolls I shot, I even wrote down the aperture, shutter speed, exp. comp. and ND filter I used to take the picture. Gets a bit tedious tho
That definitely sounds tedious. I do that in certain scenarios where I feel there is something to learn, but other than that, I just use this process. It may seem tedious in the video because I explain everything but it's really quite easy.
Makes perfect sense, what a great way to organise this. Ive been meaning to organise my scans for a while but this video inspired me to actually do it haha. Thanks a bunch Cody, great video.
The effort in this, the quality and the humility to share this knowledge is amazing. Thank you! Btw If you allow me to make a noob question from someone that entered the film world recently: can we consider the camera body just a light box in film and all that matters in quality is the lens and the dev/scanning process? Thanks!
Just saw your comment after leaving my own, and yeah I would say you’re 100% accurate lol. It’s not even a noob question.. its the noobs who get offended when people like you states the fact that the lens is all that matters. Some might justify that the camera system is what “inspires” them.. but if we’re just talking about accurate organisation for the purpose of reference (this video’s topic).. I do believe that camera body should always be mentioned together with the exact lens used. I would personally spend every penny I have buying the best quality lens I can afford to achieve the “best” results I want.. before I’d think about how much I have left for a “cool” film body.
Thanks, João! And yes, you are absolutely correct. To say it is just a box is obviously a bit of an understatement, but yes, the hardware of the camera does not actually directly affect the final image. Optics, developing, scanning and post-processing have much greater an influence. That being said, to discount the ability of a camera body to enable you to capture different kinds of subject matter and to inspire you as a photographer would be to ignore how fundamentally powerful different bodies can be.
Interesting approach. Have you looked at Photo Mechanic? It has really flexible naming, keywording and attributes when you ingest, plus it also has a pretty powerful date adjusting feature. It's mostly used by photojournalists, but it would do a good job for what your process is.
Cody, I would even add that some indication of the camera’s lens should be in the folder naming. I think these days ppl put so much emphasis on cameras and the whole hype around some of the popular ones, but don’t forget that the camera is nothing more than an ergonomic lightbox (for film) and the lens is All that matters for the final outcome. It should be indicated, not just the focal and aperture but which version of that family of lenses. Ultimately… lens info, film stock and exposure compensation info (if any) would give you a complete and objective record. Seems like many “influencers” these days like to emphasize the words “leica m6” without realising that it doesn’t say Anything about the final image.
Hey commandcenter. I have opted not to include lens info in my file/folder names because I usually swap lenses mid-roll. Updating each individual file's name with lens info would significantly complicate my organization process. Not to mention that, to me, that information is unnecessary to include. When looking through my archive, as long as I know what camera an image was shot on, I can intuit what lens it was shot on. I only have a couple lenses for each camera and am quite familiar with each of them. I understand your point, however, personally, I am not interested in creating a complete objective record. I'm just interested in having a well-organized library of all my work that is easy to navigate and use in my life. And while you are certainly correct that optics have far greater influence over the resulting final image than the camera body, I personally don't believe identifying your images by the hardware used to create them is really all that important. A good image is a good image. I don't want someone to think better or less of something I created because of what I shot it on. Some of my favorite images were shot on a beat-up, kit-lens quality Tamron zoom lens. Would anybody be impressed to know that about the images? Maybe maybe not. But I would rather they just see it for what it is. Just my two cents though. We are all entitled to our own. Cheers, mate!
Amazing content bro, i really love your channel. I'm trying to get into film photography as well. I recently inherited my dad's Olympus Superzoom 80g, do you think it's a good film cam for a beginner? Also prior to this I've only capture stuff with my phone, never used a camera before. Is there any tips from your side? Also bro, can you make a video on how you edit your RUclips videos, i just love the filter you use and your videography skills are truly amazing 🔥❤️
Thanks, Davansh! I think an Olympus point and shoot is a great place to start. I have a video on mistakes I made when I was getting into film that might help you out. and I may begin to dabble in some video related content!
@@PilipiHoops That means a lot to me, dude. Thank you. Currently pushing really hard to increase the channel's momentum. It's a lot of effort behind the scenes and not a lot of output, but I'm genuinely excited about the things I'm working on and I can't wait to share them with you guys!
Great question. This system is purely for my personal work. For commissions and special projects I would organize those in separate catalogs & folders but in a very similar manner.
Doesn't renaming the photos get rid of the problem of a random order in iPhone Photos? Is it necessary to manipulate the date also in order for the app to show a chronological order?
Apple Photos, and I imagine most other photo organization software (i.e. Google), sort based on the photo metadata capture date, not by file name. So yes, it is necessary to change the date if you want it to sort properly.
My folders were patiently waiting for this video to appear in my timeline. Thanks :-)
Finally a video on sorting that is on point for analog film !! Changed my life, thanks!
I recently got my second ever film camera (a Minolta X300) and I've been looking for better ways to organize my photos. Until now I used to just throw them into folders called Film Roll 1, Film Roll 2, etc, which was never gonna work out in the long term. I did not know that I could change the metadata, so the timing on this video is perfect :D Starting with my first roll from the new camera I will be obsessing over sorting everything properly.
Btw for people on Windows, I found a program called Bulk Rename Utility, which can do both mass renaming and date changing.
Totally know the feeling. Sometimes I wanna go back and reorganize my old ones but that's a problem for another day. And thanks for bringing up Bulk Rename Utility!
Suggestion for anyone using the Photos app on the Mac, rather than airdropping to iPhone - after importing, go Image > Adjust Date and Time… No need to use the extra software to change the date.
Extra tip: use iCloud photos and all photos + changes will automatically update on your phone (Photos > Preferences… > iCloud > check iCloud Photos). Love the content Cody!
Update: On iOS 16 you can now adjust date and time on your phone!
I start labelling with year month day for instance 20220602 (2nd June 2022) then camera, film, (so 20220602 M6 Berger400). This way you don’t need to worry about role number etc. if more than 1 film that day on same camera / film, then after the date I use x1 or x2 …
I used to use a similar method, however I personally prefer the one detailed in the video simply because it's grouped by month->camera and doesn't have a giant number at the beginning. I find this method is easier on the eyes and slightly faster when going through my archives looking for specific things. I still use the year-month-date method for my video files though. All that matter is that it works for you though!
Great response, where you see large numbers, I see code. We are all different. Your channel is one of the good ones and I look forward to more to come.
Thanks so much, dude. I appreciate your perspective and willingness to start a conversation about it. Happy to have you here!
@@Codacolor to your point of being easier on the eyes, curious if further embedding your rolls into month-specific folders, as opposed to just into a folder for the whole year
Just reminded I need to sort my catalogue out. This system is simple but looks effective. Thank you!
Your future self will thank you! Have some fun with it!
Glad this video pop’d up for me! Now I can finally have my photos live in my phone properly. I have all my things dated properly already, the daunting task is to change everything from the last 7 years 😭 thank you for this 🙏🏽
I do the same but using lightroom. Lightroom allows you to change exif data and export to custom filename formats built in
Thanks for sharing Cody, I'm glad someone out there has the same amount of OCD as myself when it comes to image file organisation. I believe I could watch videos about this topic all day. I just started to shoot with film and I'm glad I found your channel.
Haha, I'm glad someone out there is as particular as myself about it. Cheers!
Loving all the educational content. I found an app called logbook that helps you keep track of your film rolls and you can log your image data like shutter speed and such. But what’s also cool is that you can enable location service so when you add a shot to your logbook right before/after you took the film photo it’ll also safe exactly where you took the shot. Thanks for making great videos!
i like all of your creations
This is really useful. Thanks
Thanks so much for sharing. I picked up some great tips for Improving my workflow.
Also it feels so good not to be alone with ocd 😂.
When I change the creation dates I even go through the trouble of matching image number 1 with second 1, image 2 second 2,…
I feel you; for the first few rolls I shot, I even wrote down the aperture, shutter speed, exp. comp. and ND filter I used to take the picture. Gets a bit tedious tho
That definitely sounds tedious. I do that in certain scenarios where I feel there is something to learn, but other than that, I just use this process. It may seem tedious in the video because I explain everything but it's really quite easy.
Makes perfect sense, what a great way to organise this. Ive been meaning to organise my scans for a while but this video inspired me to actually do it haha. Thanks a bunch Cody, great video.
Don't mention it, Tom!
Thanks for sharing!
THANK YOU. So helpful.
The effort in this, the quality and the humility to share this knowledge is amazing. Thank you!
Btw If you allow me to make a noob question from someone that entered the film world recently: can we consider the camera body just a light box in film and all that matters in quality is the lens and the dev/scanning process? Thanks!
Just saw your comment after leaving my own, and yeah I would say you’re 100% accurate lol. It’s not even a noob question.. its the noobs who get offended when people like you states the fact that the lens is all that matters.
Some might justify that the camera system is what “inspires” them.. but if we’re just talking about accurate organisation for the purpose of reference (this video’s topic).. I do believe that camera body should always be mentioned together with the exact lens used. I would personally spend every penny I have buying the best quality lens I can afford to achieve the “best” results I want.. before I’d think about how much I have left for a “cool” film body.
Thanks, João! And yes, you are absolutely correct. To say it is just a box is obviously a bit of an understatement, but yes, the hardware of the camera does not actually directly affect the final image. Optics, developing, scanning and post-processing have much greater an influence. That being said, to discount the ability of a camera body to enable you to capture different kinds of subject matter and to inspire you as a photographer would be to ignore how fundamentally powerful different bodies can be.
Interesting approach. Have you looked at Photo Mechanic? It has really flexible naming, keywording and attributes when you ingest, plus it also has a pretty powerful date adjusting feature. It's mostly used by photojournalists, but it would do a good job for what your process is.
ooh. thanks for the tip. I'll check it out
Very interesting vid!
hey Cody, amazing video as always! how did you get the custom folder icons in finder? looks really nice. ☺
Hey Josh! Thanks so much, man. For the icons I use an app called Image2Icon.
Haha even though I have only shot 5 rolls of film that are not even scanned this was a great video! When I see "organize..." I click 😂
Well then that's perfect timing! Now you can build your archive in an organized way from the very beginning!
@@Codacolor yes! Thanks for the tips
Cody, I would even add that some indication of the camera’s lens should be in the folder naming. I think these days ppl put so much emphasis on cameras and the whole hype around some of the popular ones, but don’t forget that the camera is nothing more than an ergonomic lightbox (for film) and the lens is All that matters for the final outcome. It should be indicated, not just the focal and aperture but which version of that family of lenses.
Ultimately… lens info, film stock and exposure compensation info (if any) would give you a complete and objective record.
Seems like many “influencers” these days like to emphasize the words “leica m6” without realising that it doesn’t say Anything about the final image.
Hey commandcenter. I have opted not to include lens info in my file/folder names because I usually swap lenses mid-roll. Updating each individual file's name with lens info would significantly complicate my organization process. Not to mention that, to me, that information is unnecessary to include. When looking through my archive, as long as I know what camera an image was shot on, I can intuit what lens it was shot on. I only have a couple lenses for each camera and am quite familiar with each of them. I understand your point, however, personally, I am not interested in creating a complete objective record. I'm just interested in having a well-organized library of all my work that is easy to navigate and use in my life. And while you are certainly correct that optics have far greater influence over the resulting final image than the camera body, I personally don't believe identifying your images by the hardware used to create them is really all that important. A good image is a good image. I don't want someone to think better or less of something I created because of what I shot it on. Some of my favorite images were shot on a beat-up, kit-lens quality Tamron zoom lens. Would anybody be impressed to know that about the images? Maybe maybe not. But I would rather they just see it for what it is. Just my two cents though. We are all entitled to our own. Cheers, mate!
Amazing content bro, i really love your channel. I'm trying to get into film photography as well. I recently inherited my dad's Olympus Superzoom 80g, do you think it's a good film cam for a beginner? Also prior to this I've only capture stuff with my phone, never used a camera before. Is there any tips from your side? Also bro, can you make a video on how you edit your RUclips videos, i just love the filter you use and your videography skills are truly amazing 🔥❤️
Thanks, Davansh! I think an Olympus point and shoot is a great place to start. I have a video on mistakes I made when I was getting into film that might help you out. and I may begin to dabble in some video related content!
waiting for film fride ep 2 mweheheh
Been working on it recently. It's gonna be a good one!
@@Codacolor your videos are always a "good one" tho
@@PilipiHoops That means a lot to me, dude. Thank you. Currently pushing really hard to increase the channel's momentum. It's a lot of effort behind the scenes and not a lot of output, but I'm genuinely excited about the things I'm working on and I can't wait to share them with you guys!
@@Codacolor yeah man, we appreciate those effort. You probably don't get the deserved engagement, but those videos are good. It might come one day
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
do you label things differently at all if theyre for specific commissions/projects? or is this system purely for your personal work?
Great question. This system is purely for my personal work. For commissions and special projects I would organize those in separate catalogs & folders but in a very similar manner.
Doesn't renaming the photos get rid of the problem of a random order in iPhone Photos? Is it necessary to manipulate the date also in order for the app to show a chronological order?
Apple Photos, and I imagine most other photo organization software (i.e. Google), sort based on the photo metadata capture date, not by file name. So yes, it is necessary to change the date if you want it to sort properly.
Can u make a video on how you organize your iphone photos/back them up? 🥺
tbh I just use iCloud. Sure, it costs money but it's automatic and my library is shared across all my devices. It's worth it imho
@@Codacolor ohh so you dont back up on a hard drive at all?
@@medexhd9646 my entire photo library is downloaded on both my computer and my phone, as well as on the cloud. It seems unnecessary.
No, because as someone who has OCD and creeping anxiety, this IS $exy content