When creating screenshots using CMD Shift 4, the screenshots are placed randomly on your desktop. This article describes how to have your screenshots to to a folder of your choice.
1. Create a folder for your screenshots.

2. Open your terminal.
- On the desktop, type: cmd F.
- Search for Terminal.
- Open 'Terminal'.

3. Type the following lines hitting enter after each.
- defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/Shots
- killall SystemUIServer
Change the first line to reflect the location of the folder of your choice!!!