What's in a Name?

When you decide to archive your digital images you need to decide on how you will name your files and stick with it FOREVER!!!

If you change your naming conventions or don't have a standard good luck finding your images later on. Sure it might work out one or two years later but how about 10 to 15 years out. Just try to find img_6745.jpg in a pile of 20,000 images in twelve folders on two hard drives.

A good system is to use YYYYMMDD_Filename. You can also use MMDDYYY_Filename. It's a good system to use and you can batch rename your raw files or jpegs using a variety of programs.

So, for example, a photo taken on July 2, 2011 would be called 20110702_filename or 07022011_filename.

Whatever you decide, remember you need to stick to that system.