Remember to change your EXF year date to 2019

grandpaw

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Be sure and change ALL of your cameras. I also changed the DSC in front of my file number to represent the camera the photo was shot with. Instead of DSC_1456 it now reads 500_1456. I changed each camera so now I can easily tell which camera the photo was taken with.

Look under photo shooting menu, then go to file naming to change this.

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hark

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Be sure and change ALL of your cameras. I also changed the DSC in front of my file number to represent the camera the photo was shot with. Instead of DSC_1456 it now reads 500_1456. I changed each camera so now I can easily tell which camera the photo was taken with.

This is a great idea! Sometimes I use 2 bodies during Worship then wind up labeling the folders with the body's names. This is an even better way to identify the files. Thanks! :)
 

Fred Kingston

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I'm confused... I just checked my cameras and they all automatically adjust/change the dates and time once set... Same with my software... it all gets the time/date off my internet connections...

Why are ya'll changing dates/times??????? My D200 was released in 2005... I assume all Nikon cameras have been changing their calendars/clocks since at least that time???????

What am I missing????? :)
 
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hark

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I'm confused... I just checked my cameras and they all automatically adjust/change the dates and time once set... Same with my software... it all gets the time/date off my internet connections...

Why are ya'll changing dates/times??????? My D200 was released in 2005... I assume all Nikon cameras have been changing their calendars/clocks since at least that time???????

What am I missing????? :)

Do you have copyright info listed in your camera? Mine includes my name along with the year. That info gets applied as EXIF data.
 

480sparky

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I'm confused... I just checked my cameras and they all automatically adjust/change the dates and time once set... Same with my software... it all gets the time/date off my internet connections...

Why are ya'll changing dates/times??????? My D200 was released in 2005... I assume all Nikon cameras have been changing their calendars/clocks since at least that time???????

What am I missing????? :)

Many Nikon DSLRs allow you to put copyright data into the EXIF file. This can include the year and your name. It's not the same as 'Date Taken".
 

Fred Kingston

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No... I have that all turned OFF in the cameras... I have that all set by Lightroom. It's much easier to set, along with a lot more info than the camera allows...

All my images get Imported for cataloging and they inherit the Lightroom EXIF.
 

grandpaw

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As mentioned, the "date taken by" will change automatically but I have "Copyright by Jeff Impey and the year" in the comment section of every picture I take and that has to be changed manually. If you don't do that then you don't need to worry about it.
 

Marilynne

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As mentioned, the "date taken by" will change automatically but I have "Copyright by Jeff Impey and the year" in the comment section of every picture I take and that has to be changed manually. If you don't do that then you don't need to worry about it.

It's easy to change in the D500 with the touch screen.

I don't remember how to edit the info in the D7100. I know I did it last year w/o deleting and starting over. Any one remember how to edit it?

Edit: Found it - D5100 move the rear dial to the 8, hit the trash can and add 9.
D7100 Hold the ISO button, move the rear dial to the 8, hit the trash can and add 9
 
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grandpaw

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Watermarks ? Copyright ?! I would be flattered if someone stole my pictures.

I had someone stealing a lot of my photos and posting them on another website. The guy was telling everyone where and when he took the pictures which really ticked me off. I contacted the moderator of the site and told him to check out the EXF data on each of the pictures and he would find that it actually said "Copyright by Jeff Impey and the year" and that person was banned from the site and the photos pulled. Was easy to prove they were mine.

By the way, I was not flattered at all!!!
 
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Texas

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Actually I am a 'published' photographer. State of Texas tourism. But I'm not a "pro" since I have a no-charge policy.
 

grandpaw

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Actually I am a 'published' photographer. State of Texas tourism. But I'm not a "pro" since I have a no-charge policy.

I will give you something to think about.

A long time ago I asked the question on how to price my work and this is the answer I got. Some people charge very little for copies of their work and some don't charge at all but the answer that has always stuck with me over the years is this.... and I quote,

"If you don't think your work is worth much, neither will anyone else"
 

480sparky

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Just because one person does not attach a monetary value to their work does not mean everyone else should as well.

I really don't consider myself 'pro' either as I don't use shutter actuations to put food on the table. I do sell images, but not through commissioned work. I merely enjoy photography, and manage to sell a couple hundred bucks' worth every year.

Towards that end, I'd respond to any theft of my work.
 

hark

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And if anyone wants to make a new watermark brush, here is one way to do it--by Phlearn.

 

480sparky

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Whether or not you use the copyright EXIF data or not, you may want to double-check the date & time the camera is running at. I found my 4 DSLRs were anywhere from 4 minutes slow to 12 minutes fast. And one was on the wrong time zone!
 
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