How to organize photos

[Nexxus]

This is something I've been struggling with since we all like to keep our backups and what not. In the past my folder structure went like this.
 

1. Year Shot
2. Descriptive Name of Shoot

Within the second folder I had 4 more folders in this order

 

1. RAW (Files as shot off the camera)
2. Usable (the stuff I intend to put though editing)
3. Post Edit (the photos that have gone though 1st lightroom and then photoshop (if needed)
4. Post Edit Resize - WM (finally resizing it to the resolution I intend to upload and watermarked.

This works, but I find it cumbersome, I omitted the "useable" folder and just started uploading everything into Lightroom and in there pick and choose what to edit. So now its more like

 

1. RAW
2. Post LR (colour edits, sharpening ect)
3. Post PS (removing distractions in the photo, general editing that LR cant do/ I find easier to do in PS)
4. Final (watermark/resize)

But ya I would love to hear of more ideas
 

[ShadowCaptain]

Following, tips here would be good for me too

[Silvercall]

My file structure is as follows:

 

"Photography"

     - Year

          - descriptive name of shoot with date, "example JUN2015"

               - Raw     - Processed

                                  

Here is a video on the topic that I found interesting.

 

https://youtu.be/3_lh76Fjcec

[Bsmith]

I currently have this set up(would lay out better if i wasnt on my phone.) it lacks refinement currently, but it works.

Photography map

Year/processed/video/other maps

Year map:

YY-MM-DD(extra info)

The other maps:

Not really of a system right now, still working that out

[KirbyTech]

Year

   Date

      Final

 

in date I put all pictures I took and final is for the edited one.

[Scruffy90]

I stopped trying to figure it out when I started using light room. What I did is project name, unedited, edited. I let Lightroom handle the rest of the meta data.