Working with metadata

In the early days of digital photography many photographers would rely solely on a folder-based organizational system and remarkably I do come across busy, successful photographers who are still relying on folders to manage their entire image library. With a folder-based organizational system, the degree to which you can successfully retrieve specific images depends on your ability to memorize the folder structure of the hard drive and know where everything is stored. Anyone who is responsible for maintaining a large image archive will already be aware that this method of file management can soon become unwieldy. What is needed is a cataloging program that can help you keep track of everything. Therefore, the trend these ...

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