Shutter(-) Negative A Photographers Journey, With Complimentary Sarcasm

Preservation: The Plight Of The EXIF Data

Recently I began to offer my help to artists newer then myself, to give them critique on any one of there favorite photos. While I by no means claim to be a great photographer, I do know a decent bit about the subject. Being someone who loves helping and passing on my knowledge, I gladly gave this advice out for free, simply for the asking.

One of the biggest aids to me in giving critique is the Exif data in most peoples photos. It allows me to see a photo, and if I see something off or I personally think needs changed, I can scour through the data in the photo and figure out what they might need to change to get a better result, giving them a much more detailed critique of there photo. As this thread wore on, more and more I found a large number of photos submitted without this data, or data that was corrupted.

At first I talked with each person individually, told them what it was if they did not know, and explained why I personally think it is a very useful bit of information to keep in your works. But when I began to see the large number of photo's sans Exif data, I figured I would try and write up a nice little article and spread the word to the masses.