Photo databases / libraries & iPhoto??

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 11 Feb 2012 at 15:30

Ok so I recently got an iMac and I am looking at using iPhoto. Now before the bombardment of don't use iPhoto etc etc etc its worth while noting that I no longer use Lightroom. I do all my editing now only in Photoshop so I don't want that bringing up.

I wonder whats best should anyone else have gone an iPhoto route on how to organise files. I am thinking folder structures?

Just to play with I have imported my entire photo hard drive partition and I am not completely sold on it so I looking for how others may approach this.

Cheers.

asim18 · 11 Feb 2012 at 18:24

Adobe Bridge.

I also don't use Lightroom, only Photoshop. I do all my collecting/organising/tagging/etc in Bridge.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 11 Feb 2012 at 19:21

Yes I use bridge aswel as photoshop. I am wanting to use iPhoto aswel due to how it fits in nicely with social media.

Nexus · 11 Feb 2012 at 21:29

Have you tried Aperture?

It's like Lightroom, but has all of the features that iPhoto has.

Ev0 · 11 Feb 2012 at 23:35

I've only just started to think about how to organise stuff now I've go a camera I'll actually use now.

Can claim a copy of Lightroom for free but have been using iPhoto so far and it's not too bad so maybe Aperture would be better?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 12 Feb 2012 at 19:54

No I don't want aperture. You are all missing the point. IPhoto is my bridge application if you like. I don't do raw editing in anything other than photoshop anymore.