I think I mentioned before the prediction that by 2010 there will be 988 billion GB of digital data in the world. Which of course is an absolute huge figure, so big in fact that it is almost impossible to get to grips with, sort of like trying to comprehend the size of the universe! Most of this data will actually be made up of a huge number digital photographs yet to be taken by billions of cameras and mobile phones. From my own experiences, I would not be surprised if the predication came true. The amount of digital photos that I have accumulated on my computers over the last few years is beginning to get a bit out of control.

I really need to create some sort of system to ensure I am a bit more organised, especially so since I am supposed to be an Information Management consultant! I really need to get used to the idea of actually deleting some of the photos, as I can safely say that they are not all masterpieces! I have done a bit of research over the last few years but have not really found any software tool that really suggests itself as the right solution. I guess you could say that Adobe Photoshop CS3 has to be the most complete solution, but is probably a little overkill for me. There is free software that may do it, but at the moment I thinking of going for Adobe Photoshop Elements which has enough editing features for me, combined with a pretty reasonable “management” capability.

How do you manage your photos? What software do you use?