JFK 05/01 (Image Heavy)

[gonzalu]

BTW, if you;re ever interested in the tech details, I usually leave the EXIF data (and IPTC) intact :-)

[RomNYC]

BTW, if you;re ever interested in the tech details, I usually leave the EXIF data (and IPTC) intact :-)

I never really understood why people would take it off. Any explanations?

[gonzalu]

File size mainly... it can save a few K. Sometimes in order to make it in the queue at A.net or JP.net, I remove the EXIF if the file is a bit over 1024K in size... I believe others also remove EXIF to hide the technical data of how their images were acquired.

In my mind, removing EXIF is fine but IPTC is not something that should ever be removed. It is a great way for people to know who you are as a photographer and that the work belongs to you. If ever you consider Stock Photos, IPTC is the way you either eat or go hungry. A good CAPTION is what sells a photo vs. not. Editors seldom just look at pictures. They first find them by searching the metadata. Then they look at content!

Oh and Airliners.net REMOVES ALL metadata from images upon upload, INCLUDING any embedded color profiles so ALWAYS remember to CONVERT TO profile before saving as JPG.

JetPhotos.net honors all metadata in your images which is good. They also have a handy EXIF viewer on their site if your images have any.

[RomNYC]

Thanks Manny, I do enjoy checking out the EXIF data from other photogs as part of my learning process.

Btw, great read on levels and curves that was posted today on the website.