P: Let us save images Custom Order to a file (inside Library sort type) to save our storytelling

[Gabriele24388990343s]

Hello, I write this post as an angry wedding and event photgrapher. The problem is every time I work inside Lightroom Classic I keep loosing the initial Custom Order i set while selecting images to deliver. Every time Lightroom (or me accidentally) changes the sort order inside Library from Custom to Capture Time. Sometimes I need to change image position again... and when I don't notice that the sort order option has changed (because I'm in the Develop module, and there's no way to see the sort order there), and drag a photo in the film-strip... Boom! The initial custom order is GONE FOREVER.

So, to me, as a wedding and event photographer, that custom order is essential to create my story telling, and the basic Capture Time sort order can't solve the issue (considering there are often many photographers, camera bodies and many files with different names involved). So the hours passed ordering hundreds of photos is precious to me. Why I have to risk loosing it every time beacause of Lightroom lacking a simple Save Custom Order function???

I already know I can rename all raw files inside Lightroom and then change the sort order to File Name, but this is really a sub-optimal way to resolve a software issue. Mainly because I don't want to change the raw file name, if I'm not forced to...

[Ian Lyons]

@Gabriele24388990343s 

Have you considered adding the image to a Collection, then applying your preferred order? The advantage of a collection is that it's available within all of the modules. It's also less prone to the order changing.

[Gabriele24388990343s]

Thanks Ian but I think it's not so practical having to use a Collection to change my files order. I setup my folders to keep my photo archive clean and easy to explore, and I prefer to create a real "selection" folder to collect the files I want to deliver.

I also prefer to navigate folders in a single place. If I nedd to use collections to create a personal file order, I'll have to create another system of folders inside the collection tab... So I will have to navigate through files in 2 different places inside the same software: definitely not so crazy about this.

Is it so difficult to let the user save a Custom sort order to call it back in any moment?