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WATERMARK

A visible word or graphic that is applied to a photo in postproduction is called a
watermark. They are used to ensure that photos cannot be used by a third party
without the creator or copyright owner’s permission, either when
it is printed or placed online. Watermarks should not
be added to the original photo, but to a copy that is
created specifically for the purpose of uploading.

ORGANIZATION

CREATING FOLDERS CATALOGUE FOLDERS
Organizing your photos into named folders is a key part of ..:Photography_files
image management. There is no right or wrong way to do animals
general
this, as long as you have your own system, and you can locations
expand it over time. One simple way to organize folders is to british_isles
create a main folder for a particular topic, such as Landscape, channel_islands
england
and then to create nested folders that become increasingly buckinghamshire
specific: USA > California > Yosemite > Half Dome and so on, cambridgeshire
for example. The advantages of this system are that you can cleveland
cornwall
build it up as time goes on and that it is logical for other county_durham
people to follow. Use your DAM software to create folders cumbria
derbyshire
and to move photos around rather than your computer’s devon
operating system, as this will enable the software to keep dorset
track of any changes you make. east_sussex
hampshire

NAMING FILES
Every photo you shoot is assigned a numeric file name by
your camera, starting at 0001. Unfortunately, this system loops
round and begins to repeat after 9,999 photos, so you could
end up having numerous photos with the same file name,
making finding a particular photo more difficult. Some
cameras assign a date to photos, but this is not a foolproof brightonbeach_0041.jpg
way of naming your files. To avoid confusion, use a naming
system that will never repeat, such as adding the location to
the file name along with its numerical value (see right).

ADD KEYWORDS ADD A RATING FILE THE PHOTO
Add a comprehensive set of keywords You can add a rating from 1 to 5 If you store all of your photos in one
to a photo to make searching for a to a photo, either in-camera or in folder, you will soon find it difficult
particular image easier. Keywords postproduction. Use this to organize to find a particular photo, and the
should include words that describe photos, either in terms of quality or more photos you take, the worse the
a photo’s contents, such as the into categories if you are creating a problem will become. Filing photos
subject and location. larger catalog of images. efficiently is therefore paramount.

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