topic Re: Coordinating Images for an Event in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Coordinating Images for an Event

robertmarshall — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:55:43 GMT

I am shooting group photos for a dance event soon, and I will have a lot of images to keep up with, and I am unfamiliar with most of the people. I have an EOS T5i. Is there a way I can assign images to certain people by say, entering their names? If I tether my T5i to my PC, is there a way I can do it there? I am responsible for emailing them off, so I need a method of coordinating them. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

Waddizzle — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:47:43 GMT

@robertmarshall wrote:
I am shooting group photos for a dance event soon, and I will have a lot of images to keep up with, and I am unfamiliar with most of the people. I have an EOS T5i. Is there a way I can assign images to certain people by say, entering their names? If I tether my T5i to my PC, is there a way I can do it there? I am responsible for emailing them off, so I need a method of coordinating them. Any help would be appreciated.

Pen, lotsa paper, and a spare battery. You could record the image numbers, or even take a photo of your notes before/after each shot.

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

robertmarshall — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:55:54 GMT

I will most likely just do that. I was curious if there was a digital way of doing it but I am good with at. Thank you so much for the quick response!

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

kvbarkley — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:58:50 GMT

Some high end cameras allow you to add an audio note to the file, but not the T5i.

If you have time, you could do a short movie after each shot and annotate verbally.

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

Waddizzle — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:40:23 GMT

@kvbarkley wrote:
Some high end cameras allow you to add an audio note to the file, but not the T5i.

If you have time, you could do a short movie after each shot and annotate verbally.

Too much memory cost. You will need a spare card, or three.

A Spare Battery is a MUST have. Maybe something like a Fisher-Price chalkboard could do the trick. I like pen and paper better, though.

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

BurnUnit — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:14:26 GMT

How about having your subjects stand for a picture of themselves holding a dry-erase board with their names, email address and maybe a phone number? Maybe have an assistant off to the side taking these shots with a p&s camera while you're doing the main shooting.

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

Waddizzle — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 23:06:25 GMT

@BurnUnit wrote:
How about having your subjects stand for a picture of themselves holding a dry-erase board with their names, email address and maybe a phone number? Maybe have an assistant off to the side taking these shots with a p&s camera while you're doing the main shooting.

That works. Probably much cleaner than chalk, but still a bit messy, just the same.

Re: Coordinating Images for an Event

Mr_Fusion — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:34:46 GMT

Most photojournlists still use the pencil and paper bit.

A suggestion for if you must do this solo. Use your cellphone as a recorder or get a pen-recorder. That could solve your problem. BUT, also having people write out their email addresses helps too. A muffled "T" and "B" can sound awful similar.