With the vast variety of ways of organizing in the new generation of digital image organization programs sometimes it can be overwhelming figuring out what the most effective way is. One of my biggest issues with Lightroom is that they seem to just throw you into the mix and give you creative license to figure it out on your own. Or the opposite, they figure you and the designers are on the same page when it comes to organization. Which honestly, the former and latter rarely ever happen.One form of organization I have had a hard time trying to understand is the differences between “collections” and “folders”. I have been trying to find a distinct thinking pattern in which the designers where aiming for. And I can honestly say that I am having a hard time finding one.For myself, the differences between the two are; folders are where I stick a wide variety of photos into (ie. 2006, 2007 photos) where as a collection is where I stick photos that are labeled the best from a specific shoot.For example:When I import photos I will import them all to my 2007 Folder. Then I will go to the most recent imported photos in the Library section and select my picks from that shoot. Select the picked photos and make a new collection from those picked photos. Is this the most efficient use of the two? Probably not, but it seems to work the best for me. I would love to hear how others import and organize using the tools that Lightroom gives you, or even if you are using Aperture, I would also love to hear how you organize in there.Cheers!- Jordan