DIGIKAM REVIEW 2019 MANUAL

Moving photos from a capture device with Rapid Photo Downloader

It can be configured to import photos to a primary repository and a backup location. Your preferred directory structure and naming can be configured with regular expressions, with files and directories being named using EXIF data from the photos. It will remember devices and photographs that have already been imported, dropping them from subsequent imports. There were 20,000 photos remaining after the cleanup, so around 10,000 duplicates removed. Is an incredibly powerful CLI EXIF editor.Д®ventually I had the photos organised into a single directory tree, with a folder for each year and folders below for each month. A couple of other tools were useful, where there were issues with the EXIF data: Phockup's name belies it's usefulness - it is invaluable in applying consistent organisation and naming and identifying duplicates. To sort the photos into my preferred structure using their internal EXIF data. I copied all the photos, including backups in case any originals had been overlooked, into a single directory. Likewise my backups were a mix of cloud storage, NAS, CDs and DVDs - it depended on when the photos were taken and what options I had at the time. It was chaotic, some 30,000 photos scattered across various memory cards and drives. Getting to the Start-Line: A One-Time CleanupД«efore I could adopt my new approach, I had to clean up the existing collection. I've found I just don't have the time to edit everything I want to keep, so this compromise approach works for me. Usually I'll select the in-camera JPEG if it's good enough, but post-process the RAW file if I think I can do a better job. Once photos are imported I review and give them a rating.

All my capture devices support GPS tagging if they are unable to tag the location at capture time I add this later in review after import (this doesn't occur very often but Google timeline is a godsend when it does).

I use a date based filesystem structure and add tags using a DAM (Digital Asset Manager) to help me locate photos. The photos are backed up to my Synology NAS on import, which also means I can view them on the go when I don't have the hard drive with me, as I can access the NAS remotely through OpenVPN. The golden copies of my photos are stored on a 2TB external USB3 drive, which is fast enough for editing. These are my steps to creating a consistent workflow for importing, organising and editing, all on an open-source stack.

DIGIKAM REVIEW 2019 MANUAL

Around the same time, I began to take an interest in manual photography and post-processing. A few years ago I decided to make a concerted effort to properly organise, backup and maintain my collection. Over the years my photo collection has grown and grown, especially since switching to digital photography circa 2007.

Digikam review 2019