This site documents a modern RAW photography workflow built on open standards, file-based metadata and open-source tools – and the tech that makes them possible.
5 Minutes read time Restoring and Reconstructing the Scene with Metadata Exif data has always mattered to me, it's like photo's DNA. Years ago, when I opened someone else’s photo, the first thing I did was check the metadata. I still do. It always tells me something. The camera model and lens reveal the tools... Continue Reading →
5 minutes read time And this time no code, no scripts, no terminal windows - just basic photo viewers and editors everyone knows, yet still searching as if it were a database. Same destination, different route. I wrote that a short while ago, and it stuck - not because terminals or scripts are bad, but... Continue Reading →
Intro: Ventoy is often presented as a convenient way to try Linux the easy way, and that description isn’t wrong, it’s just incomplete. In practice, Ventoy turns a single USB stick into a multi-purpose boot tool: Linux distributions, Windows installers, rescue and recovery systems, all living side by side. It’s equally useful for installing an... Continue Reading →
Linux for Photography in 2026: Skip the Hype, Choose Boring There's a question that realy keeps coming back: which Linux distribution is actually best for photography and long-term everyday use? Almost inevitably, the answers are the ones with the newest features, flashiest desktops, or loudest hype. New things are exciting, but that's also how you... Continue Reading →
This article is a direct continuation of the earlier Linux example.The logic and workflow are exactly the same: search IPTC metadata embedded in the files and immediately turn the results into a visual selection of photographs. The only difference is the platform. Where the original article used a small Bash script on Linux, this one... Continue Reading →
Windows users: there is a second article that builds directly on the explanation in this one, showing how the same script-based workflow can be implemented on Windows. macOS users work in a Unix-like environment and, if they choose this kind of workflow, can usually adapt the Linux version with only minor changes. The Terminal Problem:... Continue Reading →
5 minutes reading time When I write about open-source software, about moving away from familiar tools like Lightroom, about scripting or changing workflows, I sometimes get the same reaction from readers: “Easy for you to say - you’re an IT guy.”That assumption is comforting, but it’s also wrong. Being “an IT person” does not mean... Continue Reading →
8 minutes read time This first part covers a simple script that creates a list to help you locate the photo you’re looking for. In the second part, we’ll turn that search into a visual display in your favorite photo viewer, so you can pinpoint the right image more easily. The next video gives a... Continue Reading →
3 minute read time I started writing about this new workflow in late 2025, and even back then I hinted that I had found the solution. You could ask what the big deal really is. It’s just metadata, after all, and a few tools working together to get a result. Sounds like overthinking, and I’m... Continue Reading →
“Freedom in a workflow doesn’t come from one magical button that does everything, but from knowing that you can always walk away - with everything that’s yours still firmly in your hands” Over the past months, following a series of articles about DAM and workflow, I received a number of reactions that caught my attention.... Continue Reading →
6 minutes read time A Digital Asset Management (DAM) system is supposed to organise and remember your photos for you - I just chose to let the files do that themselves : IPTC as Database: No Catalog, No Problem Where Does the Meaning Live? At its core, most DAM software does the same thing as... Continue Reading →
6 minutes reading time Confessions from Outside My Comfort Zone: On Macs, Studios, and the Lie of “Simple” The Setup I spent last friday on my daughter’s MacBook, doing a “small” project that turned out to be surprisingly serious: making proper studio photographs of my daughter’s paintings. Yes, she doesn’t just sing, she paints too... Continue Reading →
