Image tools for photographers

Quick jobs between shooting and delivering: checking settings, protecting proofs, preparing web copies and removing location data before photos go public.

Reading and cleaning metadata

EXIF is where you learn from your own shots, and where location data leaks out of them.

EXIF viewerCheck shutter speed, aperture, ISO, lens and focal length on any shot, including other people’s.
RAW to JPGDevelop raw files from almost any camera when you are away from your usual editor.
Remove EXIF dataStrip GPS and camera serials losslessly before posting, while keeping colour profiles.

Delivering to clients

Proofs, web galleries and print files each want something different.

Add watermarkTile your name across proofs in one batch, sized relative to each image.
Resize imageMake web-sized copies at 2048 px on the long edge for galleries and social.
Compress JPEGGet large exports under email and upload limits.
RAW to TIFFDeliver developed TIFFs to picture desks straight from raw files.

Phones and odd formats

Not every shot comes off a camera.

HEIC to JPGiPhone shots into JPG for editing software and clients on Windows.
DNG to JPGShare iPhone ProRAW and other DNG files without sending 50 MB each.
TIFF to JPGShare TIFF exports and film scans without sending 100 MB files.
WebP to JPGRecover images that came back from the web as WebP.

Print

The pixels you have decide the print size you get.

Change DPISet 300 DPI for a lab’s upload form, and see the print size it implies.
Crop imageCrop to 3:2 for 6 × 4 prints, 4:5 for 8 × 10, before sending to the lab.

What these tools do not replace

Raw processing, colour grading and retouching belong in a proper editor. Raw files (CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG and so on) need to be exported from your raw software first; the tools here work on the JPG, TIFF, PNG or HEIC that comes out of it.

Web exports that look good

For online galleries, 2048 pixels on the long edge at quality 80 to 85 is a good balance: sharp on large screens, quick to load, and small enough that full-resolution theft is not worth much. Export in sRGB; wide-gamut files without a profile look flat in many apps.

If you have ever wondered why a print lab insists on 300 DPI, DPI is mostly a label explains what the number really controls.

Questions people ask

Can I convert RAW files here?

Not yet. Export a JPG or TIFF from your raw processor first.

Does removing EXIF reduce photo quality?

No. The metadata is removed without re-compressing the image, except for photos that rely on a rotation tag, which are re-saved upright at high quality.

What size should photos be for Instagram and the web?

Around 1080 px wide for social feeds, 2048 px on the long edge for web galleries.