I started birding heavily in July 2017. Around April 2018 I realized I needed a way to keep track of the photos - every day out was a session. Had I made selects? Done any color corrections? Any of these RAW files make it all the way to JPEG? Was I already out in the field again?
Notes on my Index
catalog evolution
catalog evolution
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MM-DD-YYYY ❑❑❑ LOCATION
(GLYPH)
❑ FOLDER NUMBER
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❑ ✱ A J C T
✱ selects made
Adjusted
Jpeg’d
Contact sheet
TIFF processed
✱ selects made
Adjusted
Jpeg’d
Contact sheet
TIFF processed
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RE: (GLYPHS)
At some point I needed to try to get my own attention, IE make note of folders with exciting images. (or was just really excited going through photos).
So I started using a glyph system that’s not really a system at all.
There’s no legend to return to, to help translate. But there are recurring marks - plus signs and circles, square-halved triangles, small marks orbiting larger ones.
Alternating colors would mean I was very excited because that took opening multiple markers up to draw.
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- Tamara Munzner Visualization Analysis & Design - Donis A Dondis A Primer of Visual Literacy
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