I freaking hate the new Photos way to organize pics. Before all I had to do was upload the pics and it would allow me to rename the new event and that was it. Now I have upload the pics, create a new Album and then name and move the pictures into it.
Now I have double pictures in the library. Is this taking double the space in the Mac? This is horrible.
No you don't have double the pictures. Just like iPhoto, in Photos, you have an Library. Every photo is in the Library. Images in Albums are simply referencing the image in the library. An image can be in hundreds of albums and use no extra disk space whatever.
As for a quick way to gather images into an album: After you import, go to the Import Smart Album. Select all the Pics you want. Then File -> New Album with Selection. It creates an album with the photos and even leaves the cursor in the correct place to name the Album for you.
No you don't have double the pictures. Just like iPhoto, in Photos, you have an Library. Every photo is in the Library. Images in Albums are simply referencing the image in the library. An image can be in hundreds of albums and use no extra disk space whatever.
As for a quick way to gather images into an album: After you import, go to the Import Smart Album. Select all the Pics you want. Then File -> New Album with Selection. It creates an album with the photos and even leaves the cursor in the correct place to name the Album for you.
See this user tip: Moments in Photos are the New Events
Select the Photos in your latest import and use the key combination of ⌘+N. This will create a new album with the photos in it and ready to be renamed:
It's quicker than using the menus to create a new album, etc.
Organizing pictures in Photos
