along with the photographer (Author) and subject (based on
my file system). If I know only the month and year the photo
was taken, I’ll enter the date as mm/01/yyyy. If I know only the
year, the date gets entered as 01/01/yyyy. This approach has its
limitations, but works reasonably well.
The advantage of adding the metadata for a photo is that it
stays with that image forever and is automatically available
by simply clicking on a file name. That makes the informa-
tion available in the future even for someone who doesn’t have
access to my Excel spreadsheet with the same information.
Filing system
As I scanned my photographic prints, I edited the metadata
for each scan and then renamed the scan as the same photo
number used my original filing system. Thus, a photo which was
identified as 24015, once scanned, became 24105.jpg.
I also filed the scans under the same computer folder structure
used in my original binder system. Thus, photos of Merced are
filed in a folder named 10 Merced. Including the numeric tag as
the first part of the folder name keeps the folders in the same
order as my physical binders and dividers.
GETTING REAL |
10
“Computer technology has evolved to
the point that now allows for photo
archiving and actual enhancement of
historical photos.”
