Jeff Carlson, author of Take Control of Your Digital Photos, 3rd Edition discusses the growing challenge of managing the increasing volume of digital photos, primarily stemming from smartphones and other devices. The conversation explores the lack of time for photo organization and the need for efficient strategies to process and edit photos. Jeff also introduces various tools and apps, including an AI-based photo analysis tool and Peakto, offering powerful search capabilities for photographers dealing with images across multiple platforms. (Part 1)

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

0:01:59 The Increasing Problem of Managing Digital Photos0:02:28 The Challenge of Managing an Overflow of Photos0:03:51 The Frustration of Time-Consuming Photo Organization0:05:38 The Core Problem of Dealing with Digital Photos0:07:13 Exploring Services and Eliminating Irrelevant Solutions0:09:34 Organizing Photos with Keywords for Easy Retrieval0:11:45 The Catch of Automated Tagging: Lack of Control0:13:15 The Challenge of AI Bias in Image Recognition0:14:47 Enhancing Keyword Tagging with AI0:17:03 Saving Time and Energy with AI-Generated Keywords0:17:31 Advanced Search Feature in Peak Two App0:19:19 Text-to-Image Generators in Reverse0:20:10 AI vs Machine Learning: Clearing Up the Confusion0:21:43 Tools for Accessing and Organizing Photo Libraries0:22:46 Choosing the Right Image Management System0:24:04 Challenges of Managing Multiple Libraries0:26:04 Peakto: The Solution for Managing Scattered Libraries0:28:51 iCloud Photos Limitations and Syncing with Multiple Libraries0:30:19 Power Photos App for Managing Multiple Libraries0:31:21 Jeff Carlson Shares Tips for Organizing Photos

Links:

Avalanche by Cyne

ON1 Photo Keyword AI

Excire Foto

Peakto by Cyne

Houda Photos Workbench

Photometer

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features

Guests:

Jeff Carlson is an author, photographer, and freelance writer. Among many other projects, he publishes the Smarter Image newsletter, which explores how computational photography, AI, and machine learning are fundamentally changing the art and science of photography. He’s covered the personal technology field from Macs and PalmPilots to iPhones and mirrorless cameras, publishing in paper magazines, printed books, ebooks, and websites. He’s also the co-host of the podcasts PhotoActive and Photocombobulate, writes for Take Control, has spoken at several conferences and events.

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