P: Ability to hide sensitive photos

Basic security is expected. Adding a display group name is an effective approach. Similar to keywords or Collections, we should be able to limit photo viewing based on a “Display Group” selected at login. For example, when I log in as Admin, I can see all photos. When I log in as Mark and Sandy’s Wedding, I can only see photos in Display Group = “Mark and Sandy’s Wedding” in any folder or collection. I’d be tempted to create groups called “Photos that don’t suck” and “Portfolio” so I can keep user looking at the right set of photos.

A risk is that someone with direct HDD access can the hidden files by comparing the HDD and catalog. Display Groups would be a ‘soft’ control but without photo encryption at the photo level, it could be bypassed. Very helpful for controlling casual users.

Use a separate catalog

There are lots of requests for this, but is there a solution?

There should be NSFW tags (not just as a keyword) available and ability to show/hide NSFW content. 

A possible workaround depending on developing history is to synchronize for them all the cropping adjustments to make the pictures (not for videos) just a pixel wide. I label personal photographs the same way so I can easily hide them via preset or sync. However, I cannot generate a snapshot for each of them, which would also be useful to switch from visible to hidden. 

You also have to make sure previews are updated. 

See also this question about automating "step back in history" by command/preset/batch method:

https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/89980/undoing-at-lightroom-ctrlz-vs-history

Hi,

I take boudoir photos from time to time and would like the ability to hide/password protect photos and albums. Is this possible? If not, can we make this happen? I can't be the only person who could benefit from this feature.

Thanks!