Question
I use Lightroom a lot (and love it), but I don't use Collections at all, instead just preferring to keep photos in folders, and then tag/flag/pick within that. People often rave about Collections, though.
So, what are the key benefits of using them, either in their own right, or as part of an overall workflow?
Answer
Standard collections are similar to folders (although they are manually created and can incorporate files from multiple storage locations), but the real power are the smart collections.
A smart collection is defined by a set of query data, which can be based on EXIF data, file locations, edit status, or any other number of criteria. Images are automatically added or removed based on the smart collection's criteria. Here are some examples of smart collections I use:
- Photos pending upload to Flickr (tag them with a color, use an upload plugin that supports a "has it been uploaded" bit)
- all HDR photos (all of my HDR results have _tonemapped in the filename)
- photos without any keywords
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