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ZachOly wrote:
I remember a few years ago the prevailing logic was to create a new catalog for every shoot.
That was the 'prevailing logic' for a subset of users. For instance, if all you shoot are mostly weddings and portraits, it probably works ok ... OTOH if your shoots are varied in category and subject matter and you need to search out images for a client using more than the subject's name or specific date of a shoot ... using a single (or fewer) catalog could prove beneficial over time.
It's not wrong to use a new catalog/library for each shoot, but it defeats the purpose of a catalog/library DAM system.
For example, if you have a separate catalog for each shoot and you need to work up a print from the Smith-Jones wedding ... easy peasy to complete the task. Conversely, a client requests a gallery from you to select photos of bald eagles taken in the state of New York with autumn foliage visible and only in a vertical (portrait) view for a cover image for a travel brochure and you have 27 individual shoots that may contain what the client is seeking, using separate catalogs can be problematic and time consuming by comparison to put together a quick collection for them to view..
I use multiple catalogs but for specific reasons. Since Lr does not really support multiple simultaneous usage I split my images by relative subject matter.
For long-term needs, my archive uses several libraries. I have one library for all wedding and portraits, one for sports, one for hard news/journalism and another that is for corporate/business clients. I have different staff members that fill orders for various clients and they have their own individual libraries always at their disposal.
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