Lately I have been working on digital asset management. I have been reorganizing my files, adding IPTC data, and generally learning how to make sure I can find all my art files as they are now.
It's a big task even though I don't have that many images, maybe a few hundred. I ordered a very recommended book to help me get a better grasp of organizing all my image files, backing them up, and the documentation that goes along with them, the book is The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers
This is an incredible book! You might be surprised how much there is to learn about digital asset management. Who knew you could write a 400+ page book and learn that there was still more to learn about it. It was a surprise to me. There is even a web site that goes along with it and a form too at http://www.thedambook.com/
I am backing up all my work better after only a little while of reading the book. I am still learning and will continue enjoying reading this book. Very easy to read. Lots to learn. Great insights. For any person serious about their images who is finding a need to find better ways to manage their images. 5 star rating. Worth it.
XMP metadata of Description, IPTC and figuring out how much I can fill out the rest of the data in each image has been an important thing to figure out and work on over the past few weeks.
I've been re-doing the XMP Data and images from the top originals and putting them into file forms I can find easier. Trying to make sure everything is in order, is filled out correctly and completely and to not have to re-do.
One thing I have thought about Title, Description and Keywords or tags as I sometimes call them that would be good to do it to make it as maxed out as possible with relevant information . Not too much and not too little.
My general guidelines that will be adapted to who I am submitting art work to could be for Title, from at least 3 words up to about 15 words max; Description, minimum of 20 words up to about 90 words max; Keywords, minimum 20 up to about 50 key words.
I am working on keeping this more in mind as I re-do metadata of images and will try to max out the information I can provide about each image so who is meant to find it will.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
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