photomanagement

How to Turbocharge Your Photography Workflow

I recently heard a photographer say he’d spent 17 hours going through 10,000 images, deciding which ones were worth saving. My first thought was, “I hope he’s retired.” My second thought, though, was that he badly needed a lesson on speeding up his workflow. Which led me to write this guide on how to turbocharge your photography workflow.

Why I’m Still Using Picasa in 2020

Google’s Picasa was first released in 2002 as a quick way to catalog and edit your photos en masse. In 2015, Google released its last update and has since replaced it with the now ubiquitous Google Photos.

This Graph Captures the Struggle of Organizing Your Photo Library

The photo organization struggle is real. Whether you're a professional photographer shooting thousands of photos per client, or a hobbyist who can't resist grabbing your phone for every sunset, today's xkcd comic captures your photo organization struggles beautifully.

Ricoh Takes On Google with Its New Photo Management Service Keenai

Ricoh wants to play with the big boys. In a surprising move for the company, Ricoh today unveiled Keenai (get it, "keen eye" but with AI?), an intelligent photo storage and management service that wants to bring all of your digital photos under one easy-to-organize umbrella.

Lightroom’s Import is 600% Slower Than Competition

Adobe has already apologized for fumbling its latest Lightroom update, which was riddled with bugs and missing features. Now there's a new story that's putting a stain on Adobe's image: a new test has found that the latest Lightroom is about 600% slower than its competitors.

Windows 8 to Offer Improvements in Photo and File Management

The Microsoft team tasked with building Windows 8 has published a blog post with various user suggestions they've decided to implement in the OS. A big thing they're focusing on is file management -- something that isn't usually touted as a "feature" but is important in day-to-day computer usage. One useful improvement is having the OS read the EXIF data in JPEG photos to automatically present the correct orientation.