Do we share are EXIF data enough?

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As i am very new to the world of photo's, i'm aways looking out for peoples EXIF data to try and remember, when out an about,. i understand ever moment of the day is different but it does give you a small understanding on how some people get realy good PRE-Photoshop pictures...

So, do you share your EXIF data?
Do you mind others taking note and trying to learn from you?
 
I have the iExif plugin for Firefox, and I checkmost pics, see how they were taken :)
 
I tend to share the EXIF with all my photos. I didnt realise "Save for web" removed it until a few months back.
 
hmm, i'm on IE but i guess Firefox could be used again.

Do yu understand my reasoning behind this? Until recent i didn't understand many things and although trail and error is the best way to learn, a guideline is always a nice boost.
 
An interesting question, the method I use for uploading images strips the exif out, so the answer I suppose is no, but only because I'm a bit lazy. That said, if anyone wants to know the settings I used for any of my shots I'd be happy to share.

HTH
 
Jimmy_Lemon said:
I tend to share the EXIF with all my photos. I didnt realise "Save for web" removed it until a few months back.
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Jimmy is there a way of stopping this or are you resizing your images differently now?
 
I'm just lazy I guess save for web is the fastest way of getting the image size (kb that is) down.
I don't mind sharing and do check other images for EXIF and find that about 50% of posters leave it intact
 
Ahhh, I thought it was some photoshop thing, stripping by default or something.
Exif and the photo itself are the two most important parts to use when voicing an opinion or advice.
Often, I don't have anything to say about exifless images, cos I don't want to get into a 20 post question and answer rigmarole.
 
gazedd said:
So, do you share your EXIF data?
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I always leave my EXIF in. If I use Picasa Web Albums to share the photo on here it strips the info unfortunately. In this case I try and remember to put the shutter speed, aperture, iso and focal length in the post with the photo.
 
Never ever check EXIF data on other people's shots*–*why would I need to? I'll never take that shot and if you're 'copying' (usedin the loosest way) people's settings' you're not learning your own way.
 
specialman said:
Never ever check EXIF data on other people's shots*–*why would I need to? I'll never take that shot and if you're 'copying' (usedin the loosest way) people's settings' you're not learning your own way.
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I second this although it can be useful. Shutter speed to show motion perhaps or aperture and focal length to compare dof.....
 
I don't check every image for EXIF maybe one that has an "interesting blur" or some other interesting aspect.
Its also useful when someone asks for advice "what have I done wrong?" type of thing.
I check the EXIF to see what the setting were and confirm what I suspected ie motion blur that wasn't intended / camera shake because of a slow shutter speed etc
but of course its not the be all and end all but a useful tool at times :thumbs:
 
If I look at the photo sharing forums I do like it when people put the shutter speed/f/ISO as although I know I will not be taking that shot it helps me learn a lot more about the practical results from the settings. I don't have an exif reader so a thank you from me to those who take the time to put the details in :) I must admit one thing I would love to see is the pictures before photoshop or whatever processing had been done as it would give me something marginally closer to mine to compare to :lol:
 
susie said:
If I look at the photo sharing forums I do like it when people put the shutter speed/f/ISO as although I know I will not be taking that shot it helps me learn a lot more about the practical results from the settings. I don't have an exif reader so a thank you from me to those who take the time to put the details in :) I must admit one thing I would love to see is the pictures before photoshop or whatever processing had been done as it would give me something marginally closer to mine to compare to :lol:
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You can get a free exif viewer just put a search in for KUSO Exif Viewer. After installation when you right click on any photo that has EXIF data embedded it will then show the EXIF details. There are other viewers which give even more data, but I find for checking the data on photos on the web this is the easiest as you don't even have to manually run the program, just right click.:thumbs:
 
i never have, always left it there

have been looking into programs that remove it but from looking it seems like a lot of effort for not alot of gain
 
whitey said:
i never have, always left it there

have been looking into programs that remove it but from looking it seems like a lot of effort for not alot of gain
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If you want to remove it - it's easy, in Photoshop just do "File -save for web", and this strips out EXIF. Most of us don't "do save for web" though as we like to be helpful to other people on the site, if they want to know how it was taken. It's useful though if you do need to remove it for some reason.
 
I always used to leave it ,but lately I've been saving for web, to save on web space, and as you know it strips it out, I always keep the unmodified file so could easily add it anyone wanted to know what a certain image was shot at. :)
 
I often look at the exif, see what camera was used, what focal length etc, so I always leave the exif intact for others to see if they wish, also it helps the knowlageable amongst us (not me!) help when things don't work quite as expected.
 
to be honest i dont really think about it, i don't save for web cos im even lazier than that and let flickr uploader do it for me, it also resizes to 800 on the longest side so i can copy to here easily. Flickr holds the exif data for my pics but not sure if it transfers when i copy them to here.
i really look at the exif data on other peoples photos.
 
I hadn't realised that save for web stripped the exif data. Like others, I've got the originals, so can access it. I've updated my latest post with the exif data for each image and will try and make sure I include it on future posts
 
I think it's always nice to be able to see what's gone into a shot. I've just checked and it seems I do leave the info in. :)
 
hillwalkinggirl said:
If you want to remove it - it's easy, in Photoshop just do "File -save for web", and this strips out EXIF. Most of us don't "do save for web" though as we like to be helpful to other people on the site, if they want to know how it was taken. It's useful though if you do need to remove it for some reason.
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i know, never saved for web to be honest and wont as i have the actions setup lol
 
specialman said:
Never ever check EXIF data on other people's shots*–*why would I need to? I'll never take that shot and if you're 'copying' (usedin the loosest way) people's settings' you're not learning your own way.
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I find this comment quite annoying, How do people learn when they are right at the start of thier photography life?

This world is about Education, If your not educted in the field that you want to go in to then it will be a tough path.

I understand what your saying, but you must have been tought by somebody the basic's? Unfortunetly i dont and so i have to take the hard path... resuting in trying to mimic (spelling?) peoples settings or trying to work out what the camera was doing to take that shot.

I now know that the lower the F-Stop the less focus you have around your subject, I.E, Portraits.
The higher F-stops are for your landscapes etc...
I learnt this from a magazine and also looking at EXIF Data and understanding why 1 shot was different from another.

(sorry for the rant)
 
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