Results: What camera do photographers use? ShotKit Answers
A few weeks ago, we invited our followers on social media to participate in a tools survey conducted by our friends over at Shotkit. The results just came out, so we thought we’d share Shotkit’s...
View ArticleRun ExifTool Commands on Photos in Photo Mechanic using macOS Automator
Right off the top, I need to say this tip is Mac-only, because it makes use of Automator in macOS. There may be something similar in Windows, but I am not familiar enough with that to say if this is...
View ArticleAlt Text: New Accessibility Metadata Fields in Photo Mechanic
The recent build updates to Photo Mechanic 6 and Photo Mechanic Plus (Build 6645, free to all PM6 and PM Plus users) launched last week included support for two new metadata fields in the IPTC...
View ArticleReverse Geocoding Updates
Camera Bits’ Development Team has been hard at work on updating our local Reverse Geocode server, and it’s now available for use! Reverse Geocoding is a feature of Photo Mechanic that when an image...
View ArticlePhoto Mechanic 1.0
This is a guest post from Dennis Walker, the founder and President of Camera Bits and the creator of Photo Mechanic. It is a personal accounting of the trial-by-fire leading up to its initial historic...
View ArticleDownload the Original Photo Mechanic 1.0
Can you believe that Photo Mechanic turns 25 this year? If you missed it, check out this first-person account of the birth of Photo Mechanic in 1998 written by Dennis Walker, the founder of Camera...
View ArticlePhoto Mechanic in Corporate Photography
Photo by Douglas Fry / Piranha Photography Ed. note – This is a guest post from Douglas Fry of Piranha Photography, a company specializing in corporate photography in London. UK. Background: I have...
View Article#WorkflowWednesday Tips
Find links to #WorkflowWednesday tips here! 12-20-23 – Learn about renaming photos with Variable Substring Extraction 12-13-23 – Learn more about sorting the Contact Sheet in Photo Mechanic 12-06-23 –...
View ArticleLive Webinar with Photo Mechanic Ambassador Jeff Vogan
On Wednesday, 1 November, at 11 a.m Pacific Time, Photo Mechanic Ambassador Jeff Vogan will be hosting the second of two live webinars on how he uses Photo Mechanic in his workflow. In addition to...
View ArticleChanges coming to Photo Mechanic Licensing
A note from Camera Bits’ Founder, Dennis Walker Update 1 Dec 2023: Upcoming changes to Photo Mechanic licensing As we announced in November, Camera Bits will soon move to offering a subscription...
View ArticleBestie: Get Alt Text For Your Assets From Scribely
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital content, accessibility is paramount. Ensuring that information is available to everyone, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, is a key tenet of...
View ArticlePress Release: Camera Bits Introduces its Solution for Protecting Provenance...
Camera Bits Introduces its Solution for Protecting Provenance of C2PA Signed Photos in Effort to Help Combat Fake Imagery New technology allows Photo Mechanic® to preserve digital signatures from...
View ArticlePhoto Mechanic Beta: Universal Binary Available
Hello, photographers! We’ve got some development news to share with you, so let’s get to it. Universal Binary Beta Available Now for Existing Licenses Update 2 July 2024: There is an update to the...
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