Label a photo so the name lasts
Name a photograph so nobody after you has to guess.
A note kept in a separate list gets parted from the picture. Put the names inside the file itself, where they cannot come loose.
The file name is the surest place. It stays put when the picture is copied, emailed or moved to another computer.
Key points
- A file name travels with the picture wherever it is sent
- Who, where and roughly when is enough to write
What to remember
- Who, where, roughly when. That is a whole label.
- If the name is not in the file, it is not in the picture.
Try this
Rename one scanned photograph on your own computer. Put the year first, then the place, then the names.
Practice: Label a photo so the name lasts. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.