session

Python script to initializes a photography session directory with tree structure and blank Lightroom catalog.

It uses the shoot folder name to create the following structure for weddings:

Wedding Folder Name
├── Book/
├── Prints/
├── Wedding Folder Name Catalog/
│   ├── Wedding Folder Name Previews.lrdata
│   └── Wedding Folder Name.lrcat
├── Throwaways/
└── USB/

and the following for any other types of shoots:

Shoot Folder Name
├── Shoot Folder Name Catalog/
│   ├── Shoot Folder Name Previews.lrdata
│   └── Shoot Folder Name.lrcat
├── Throwaways/
└── USB/

Installation

Mac OS X:

• chmod 755 session.py
• sudo ln -s /path/to/session.py /usr/bin/session
• Edit the _LRTEMPLATE variable in session.py to point to an empty Lightroom catalog

Running

From the Terminal:

• cd /path/to/shoot
• Run session init for a normal shoot
• Run session init wedding for a wedding shoot

Todo

• Define folder structure, commands and settings in a config file