Here are the instructions to filter out just the photos we picked.
I'm attaching a file alex_suzanne_picks.lrsmcol that defines a LightRoom Smart Collection Settings that filters out just the photos we want. This file is identical to the following, but includes all the photos:
s = {
id = "D7B14054-AE5E-4FC8-8E16-FC0EAA9B9581",
internalName = "Alex_Suzanne_Picks,
title = "Alex_Suzanne_Picks",
type = "LibrarySmartCollection",
value = {
{
criteria = "filename",
operation = "any",
value = "DSC-6466.jpg",
value2 = "",
},
{
criteria = "filename",
operation = "any",
value = "DSC-6467.jpg",
value2 = "",
},
combine = "intersect",
},
version = 0,
}
This file hardcodes file names like DSC-6467.jpg, so before importing it into LightRoom, you'll probably need to open it in TextEdit and do a find and replace to fix the file name pattern to one LightRoom recognizes (e.g. change DSC-6467.jpg to DSC-6467.CR2).
Afterwards, go to Lightroom, right click on "Smart Collections" and select "Import Lightroom Smart Collection Settings". When the new smart collection Alex_Suzanne_Picks is created, right click on it and select "Export this collection as Catalog".
Here's a screencast, in case it helps:
And if that fails, here's another approach: