The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers,   ISBN:9780596523572

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This book is far more that an update on the original DAM book. It has been completely re-written and is far more expansive and comprehensive than Peter Krogh's first book. Keeping track of the thousands of photos that not only professional but even amateur photographers generate is a difficult task. Krogh doesn't necessarily make it easy since this is a complex issue, but he does fantastic job taking this complex issue and making it into something that is not only comprehensible but capable of being actually being useful. He deals with each issue involved in cataloging in a straight forward and logical manner and moves on to the next, building on the previous issue, such that by the end of the book you have a complete and logical system that will enable you to catalog, search and backup your entire photo collection.

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This is the definitive work on organization of your photographs. This new version updates the available storage media types and offers suggestions for efficient organization and storage. You need to read this if you own a digital camera and store you photos for later view, print, and archive purposes.

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This terrific book explains the present state of evolution of Peter Krough's seminal work in digital asset management. If you own and use the first edition, you will want this one for the many changes and refinements he has implemented. If you are new to the topic, you can start here. Combine reading this book with visiting his terrific website, and you should have all the knowledge you need to implement and maintain a long-term DAM strategy to suit your particular needs. If you don't see your questions already answered on his excellent online forum, you can post them yourself. They are often addressed by the author himself. Since this is essentially the only game in town, we are fortunate that it is well written, well organized, and most of all and on a continuing basis, well thought out. As far as DAM goes, Krough play the long game, and we all benefit.

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I more than recommend this book to anyone taking pictures on any scale. In this 2nd edition Mr. Krogh covers everything you ever wanted to know about Digital asset management. I have been taking digital photos for years & spent many hrs trying to find the "right" file management for my currently 45,00 photos. I only wish I had found this book sooner. My recommendation..BUY The Dam Book !!! [...]

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This book is a must if you shoot digital photos and want some order in your life. Do you have photos you know that you took and can't find them when you need them? Have you downloaded your photos from a trip and later found them missing?
If you shoot digital photos, this book is the best book out there to show you how to download, organize, back-up and store your digital files.
I read Peter's first book on the subject cover to cover and found that there was a second edition coming out. I thought it might have a few tid bits that the first book didn't cover, but I found that it has been completely rewritten, so if you have read the first book and feel you don't need to get the second book, think again. With the advancement of technology and hardware and software changes, the second book is a new and better explanation of the process.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.