Finding your metadata – i.e. shooting information on your photo–

Useful for understanding your photos, mistakes, and photography in general.  Note:  This may be required for some of our competitions

 Using Picasa:

Find  the one with the photo in it for which you need the data, open the folder, and click on the photo.  Then right click on the photo, and choose “Properties.”  The shooting information will appear in a window on your screen.  This includes the camera that took the photo, the date and time taken, the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc.  Press the control button on your keyboard, and, while holding it down, press the “Print Screen” button on the keyboard.  Close the “Properties” window, and, on the left side of the Picasa window, you should see the tab that says “Projects” and under projects, you should see “Screen Captures.”  A copy (screen capture) of the Meta Data for the photo that you selected should be there.  Double click the screen capture, and your data will appear, and from here you should be able to print it out.  Note:  You will need to add YOUR name and the TITLE you have given to your photo by handwriting it on the print-out. 

 Using Photoshop CS3 (and other versions)

In Photoshop, go to File > browse.  (This takes you to Adobe Bridge.)  Click on the photo, and then go to View > As Details.  This will allow you to see the metadata.  To print the data, follow the instructions below in “Using Elements.”  You can also use the steps below under Elements to find this data.

 Using Elements

Open your photo in the Editor, and go to File > File Info.  Click on Camera Data 1.  Do a “print screen” (press the control and the print screen keys together.)  Open a spreadsheet, and paste in the data.  You can also paste the info into a MS Word document, but in some cases, the screen print will be smaller.

Using the Software that came with the camera:

Each camera usually comes with its own software that you install on your computer.  Canon, for example, has “Zoom Browser” where you right click on your photo, and choose properties.  The metadata will appear on the side of the window.  Highlight all the data, copy it, and paste it into a spreadsheet (or word document.)

Using Windows “Picture and Fax Viewer”:

Open the photo, and right click on the title bar.  Choose Properties > Summaries > Advanced.  Do a “print screen” (press the control and the print screen keys together.)  Open a spreadsheet, and paste in the data.  You can also paste the info into a MS Word document, but in some cases, the screen print will be smaller.  Move what you’ve pasted into the document over to the left side of the page before printing it out.

 Using something else?  Click on “Help” at the top of the window and search for (or type in the “Index”) the word     metadata.   

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