SELECTING AND ORGANIZING THE BEST PHOTOS

Now that you know the shortcuts, let’s use them while we organize our images.

Select your Top Picks

Using the folders pane on the left side of the screen browse to the originals folder with the new images that you imported. Single Left Click on the folder and the images within this originals folder will be displayed on the right side of the screen in the manage tab.

If you double-click on the first photo in the folder it will show up on full screen. Click the letter F on the keyboard. The letter F will toggle the view mode between Full Screen View Mode and Information View Mode. I always opt for the Full Screen as I find it less distracting and I can focus on the image rather than the data.

At this point, you need to make a decision if the photo is worthy of selection! If you love it, click Alt-C and a dialogue box will appear asking you to select a destination to copy the image to. Browse to the folder you created called Top Picks. Click on the folder in the dialogue box and then hit OK at the bottom of the box.

To advance through your images, simply hit the space bar or the forward arrow key. If you missed something and want to go back through the images, use the backspace key or the back arrow to see previous images. Anytime you see a photo that you like, hit Alt-C and the dialogue box will pop up and the folder selected will be the same as you selected when you copied the first image. At this point simply press Enter and the photo will be copied to the folder Top Picks.

Now, using the space bar or arrow key, go through the photos select your favorites, and add them to the top picks folder.

EXERCISE: Go through all of your images in the originals folder and copy all of the best images to the Top Picks folder. Note: Don’t be too picky during this process. The point here is to pare down the bulk photos to just the best ones that have potential. When you are finished you can click on the Top Picks folder on the left side of the screen in the Folders Pane and the images that you added will be displayed in the Manage Tab.