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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Advice Needed - Musical/Play Photo Organization | |
Hey all.
So I volunteer for a non-profit kids musical group that puts on high-quality shows. And I'm trying to come up with creative ways to organize and present the photos.
I end up taking about 800 or so raw photos, but end up with 300 or so "keepers" that I publish to their SmugMug webpage. (that I don't maintain, I don't like they way they organize their photos btw...!)
There are roughly 80 or so kids in each musical, each kid may have up to 3 or 4 costume changes, including face-paint, etc.
Here are a couple of shots just as an example: (I use a 6D with the 70-200/2.8L)
http://cworkstheaterphotos.smugmug.com/Shrek--2014/Shrek-2014/i-rfh3JVS/0/1907x1271/IMG_4865-1907x1271.jpg
http://cworkstheaterphotos.smugmug.com/Shrek--2014/Shrek-2014/i-fJG4PwD/0/1907x1271/IMG_4158-1907x1271.jpg
Previously, they had been organizing pictures by dropping them into folders broken out by act and scene and also by song. I find that task painful and question the value. I'd prefer to look through the photos from beginning to end, instead of going into and out of folders. But, apparently some like the folder structure so they could easily "find their kids", which I guess makes sense.
I shoot in Raw and use Lightroom for processing.
So to start, I'm wondering how others might tackle something like this, any tips of the trade you'd be willing to share?
I considered having an assistant "watch" the pictures download to a laptop (using wireless from the 6D) as I take them, so they could denote the picture number with specific scenes on paper or something. While this could be done after-the-fact, it would be easier to do live. I'm just not sure how practical that is when shooting in RAW.
Then I was thinking...If the goal is to help parents "find" their kids...could I use some face-recognition process to assist? Anyone do something like that? I've really only played with iPhoto or Facebook in that regard, but not attempted anything on a scale like what I'm considering. Is there a solution out there that would assist? And, if so, are there any good mechanisms to deliver that content once faces are identified? In iPhoto you can create albums based on the phases for instance, and you can burn CDs of photos by face, etc. Is there a way to integrate that easily with an online delivery mechanism?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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