diff --git a/core/views/uploads.py b/core/views/uploads.py
index 9bb37cd..619ea90 100644
--- a/core/views/uploads.py
+++ b/core/views/uploads.py
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ todo = '''
 
 class FilesForm(forms.Form):  # not a model-form, just a form-form
     uploadfiles = forms.FileField() 
-
+     
+class FilesRenameForm(forms.Form):  # not a model-form, just a form-form
+    uploadfiles = forms.FileField() 
+    renameto = forms.CharField(strip=True)
+    
 class TextForm(forms.Form):  # not a model-form, just a form-form
     photographer = forms.CharField(strip=True) 
 
@@ -443,6 +447,13 @@ def photoupload(request, folder=None):
     '''Upload photo image files into /expofiles/photos/<year>/<photographer>/
     This does NOT use a Django model linked to a Django form. Just a simple Django form.
     You will find the Django documentation on forms very confusing, This is simpler.
+    
+        
+    When uploading from a phone, it is useful to be able to rename the file to something 
+    meaningful as this is difficult to do on a phone. Previously we had assumed files would
+    be renamed to something useful before starting the upload.
+    Unfortunately this only works when uploading one file at at time ,
+    inevitable once you think about it.
     '''
     year = settings.PHOTOS_YEAR
     filesaved = False
@@ -472,7 +483,7 @@ def photoupload(request, folder=None):
             urldir  = f'/photoupload/{year}'
       
         
-    form = FilesForm()
+    form = FilesRenameForm()
     formd = TextForm()  
      
     if request.method == 'POST':
@@ -482,24 +493,37 @@ def photoupload(request, folder=None):
                 newphotographer = request.POST["photographer"]
                 (yearpath / newphotographer).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         else:
-            form = FilesForm(request.POST,request.FILES)
+            form = FilesRenameForm(request.POST,request.FILES)
             if form.is_valid():
                 f = request.FILES["uploadfiles"]
                 multiple = request.FILES.getlist('uploadfiles')
                 # NO CHECK that the files being uploaded are image files
                 fs = FileSystemStorage(dirpath)
+                
+                renameto = request.POST["renameto"]
                
                 actual_saved = []
                 if multiple:
-                    for f in multiple:
+                    if len(multiple) == 1:
                         try: # crashes in Django os.chmod call if on WSL, but does save file!
-                            saved_filename = fs.save(f.name, content=f) 
+                            saved_filename = fs.save(renameto, content=f) 
                         except:
                             print(f'\n !! Permissions failure ?! on attempting to save file {f.name}')
                             if 'saved_filename' in locals():
                                 if saved_filename.is_file():
                                     actual_saved.append(saved_filename)
                                     filesaved = True    
+                        
+                    else:
+                        for f in multiple:
+                            try: # crashes in Django os.chmod call if on WSL, but does save file!
+                                saved_filename = fs.save(f.name, content=f) 
+                            except:
+                                print(f'\n !! Permissions failure ?! on attempting to save file {f.name}')
+                                if 'saved_filename' in locals():
+                                    if saved_filename.is_file():
+                                        actual_saved.append(saved_filename)
+                                        filesaved = True    
     files = []
     dirs = []
     try:
@@ -527,7 +551,7 @@ def dwgupload(request, folder=None, gitdisable='no'):
     This does NOT use a Django model linked to a Django form. Just a simple Django form.
     You will find the Django documentation on forms very confusing, This is simpler.
     
-    Need to validate it as being a valid GPX file using an XML parser, not a dubious script or hack
+    We could validate the uploaded files as being a valid files using an XML parser, not a dubious script or hack
 
     
     We use get_or_create instead of simply creating a new object in case someone uploads the same file
diff --git a/templates/photouploadform.html b/templates/photouploadform.html
index 0d6dddc..4c2b5a0 100644
--- a/templates/photouploadform.html
+++ b/templates/photouploadform.html
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
                    <input class="fancybutton2"   type = "file" multiple="multiple"  
                    name = "uploadfiles" id="uploadfiles"  />
                    <br><br><br>
+                   <input class="fancybutton2" style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 125px"
+                   label = "Rename to" name = "renameto" id="renameto"  
+                   pattern="[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_-\.]*"/> 
+                   <label 
+                   style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px"
+                   for="renameto">If uploading a single file, you can rename it<br></label>
+                   <br><br><br>
                    <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 155px" type = "submit" value = "Upload" >
                       Upload
                    </button>