Chapter 12. Organizing Your Photos

One of the many benefits of owning and using a digital camera is the ability to take an almost unlimited number of photos without incurring additional costs, such as film and processing fees. You can take and download so many photos to your computer that sorting and organizing them is often challenging. In this chapter, we discover how to start organizing your images so that it is quick and easy to view and find a particular photo.

Organizing Your Photos

Why Use Image Editing Programs? 130

What Is a Digital Editing Workflow? 132

Photo Editing Options 134

Understanding Metadata in Your Photos 136

What Are RAW Digital Photos? 137

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