Peter Krogh

An in-depth look at digital archiving for photographers.

This edition's far better than the second, which was tied too closely to specific products--and was nonetheless the best book on the topic when I read it a few years ago. This edition's more useful because it's more aware of other solutions, and because it reflects several more years' experience. Well worth reading.

Simply the best book around for digital asset management. As others have said, some software examples are a little dated, but Peter has written the book to be software independent. He uses Iview as an example, but you can apply the principles to any comparable software. Don't read it for detailed techniques about what keys to press or buttons to push; read it to re-examine your own workflow and methods regarding DAM. It was quite a paradigm shift for me, and I've become considerably more show more efficient managing my 200,000+ images. show less

This is a great resource for any photographer, amateur or professional, who is serious about properly managing a large digital collection. It extensively covers the most important aspects of a digital photography workflow, from getting the pictures into a computer in an orderly fashion, to managing files, handling metadata, backups, data migration and recovery. Readers that might not feel the need to implement all of the DAM protocols outlined in this book will nevertheless profit from the show more insights on backup, disk arrays, duplicates management and metadata.
My review is based on the second edition of this book (May 2009), which has obviously been updated to cover more recent software, and therefore solve most of the issues that have been pointed out in older reviews. Specifically, references to iView have been updated with MS Expression Engine and there is broad coverage of Lightroom-based workflows. show less

One of the few books about managing large collections of digital images. Essential steps in the workflow are outlined: image database design, hardware requirements, storage and keywording strategies, and choice of software.

Unfortunately, sections (of this otherwise useful book) are badly in need of revision: coverage of Abobe Bridge and dedicated DAM software is especially outdated.