Life is the art of drawing without an eraser…
- John W. Gardner.
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One of the hardest things I had to master as a photographer was correctly cataloging images. I still remember my dad going over each film slide and making notations before sending it out to be printed, but I never thought that step was critical. Now I realize how wrong I was. For example, this image was taken in 2013 while I was still living in the bay area, and it’s the final image from a series of pictures of Granuja Falls that I took during a trip to Uvas Canyon.
Usually, when I come back from a location, I am very excited about transferring the images to my computer for further scrutiny. And usually, what happens is that in my hyperactive brain, I will fixate on a couple of photos that get processed. If I have another trip planned soon enough, the unprocessed images will get forgotten, and the cycle repeats. Sometimes when I am homebound, I will check back on my pictures and find a good one, like in the case of this image, and will be able to process and post it. Still, over the years, I have learned that a good chunk of the photos doesn’t get processed due to the chaotic nature of my cataloging. Since last year or so, I have been undertaking the painstaking process of going over my past images and establishing a structured and repeatable image cataloging process. Already it has been providing rich dividends by identifying some great pictures that otherwise would have stayed buried in my computer.
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser…
- John W. Gardner.
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Please press “F” if you like this image.
One of the hardest things I had to master as a photographer was correctly cataloging images. I still remember my dad going over each film slide and making notations before sending it out to be printed, but I never thought that step was critical. Now I realize how wrong I was. For example, this image was taken in 2013 while I was still living in the bay area, and it’s the final image from a series of pictures of Granuja Falls that I took during a trip to Uvas Canyon.
Usually, when I come back from a location, I am very excited about transferring the images to my computer for further scrutiny. And usually, what happens is that in my hyperactive brain, I will fixate on a couple of photos that get processed. If I have another trip planned soon enough, the unprocessed images will get forgotten, and the cycle repeats. Sometimes when I am homebound, I will check back on my pictures and find a good one, like in the case of this image, and will be able to process and post it. Still, over the years, I have learned that a good chunk of the photos doesn’t get processed due to the chaotic nature of my cataloging. Since last year or so, I have been undertaking the painstaking process of going over my past images and establishing a structured and repeatable image cataloging process. Already it has been providing rich dividends by identifying some great pictures that otherwise would have stayed buried in my computer.