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[Fogey]

When out taking multiple shots for Panoramas, photo-stitching and the like, place your hand over the lens before and after shooting the sequence.

 

When you get to Lightroom, you'll have all the sequences easily identified - saves all that trawling through hundreds of photographs.

[TBonz]

Never used my hand, but I have shot "unique" shots before and / or after a series of shots so that I could readily find them.  At sporting events the "unique" shot is often the score board since it also gives perspective on the situation and relative time remaining in the game...

[nbanjogal]

Yes, very good advice. I've done this for awhile, though I didn't do panoramas very often until Lightroom started making it so easy to put them together. Been doing many more lately!

[RossCumming]

I've used this technique as well for multi-shot HDR so I know when the start of the sequnce is and the end of the sequence. Simple and effective for anytime you need to separate out images quickly and easily.

I generally hold my hand a 6 inchs / 15 cms in front of the camera, but thats just my technique

[dem]

You can also have a different hand gesture to mark the beginning of the series and the end.