by Stephen on April 21, 2013
For the past two months, I’ve been working on a plug-in to verify image files in Lightroom. The plugin works by computing a hash for each file which can be thought of as a digital fingerprint. As long as the image is unchanged (i.e., the file is still ok) the hash value will also remain the same. If the image file becomes damaged or corrupted, the fingerprint will change and plugin can identify this by comparing the hash to a previously stored value.
The plugin is now available as a beta and you learn more about it here:
by Stephen on January 6, 2013
In the spirit of Harper’s Index here are some random facts about my photo business:
Largest number of prints in a single order: 11
Largest number of images licensed in a single transaction: 12
Biggest reproduction made from my work: 8′x25′ (400 sq. feet)
Biggest license: $5,840
Biggest license for a single image: $1,400
Smallest sale by a distributor: $27
Largest sale by a distributor: $350
Number of images on my website: 6,890
Number of images in my library: 32,097
Lines of Perl code to generate/maintain website: 2,452
Lines of PHP code to generate/maintain website: 1,683
Size of MySQL database: 4.1 MB
Number of MySQL records: 16,132
Number of hard drives in active use: 23
Total hard drive storage: 22TB
Number of data backups: 4x
Number of business related files (including images): 439,543
Total space taken: 1.54 TB
Number of submissions to the copyright office: 27
Cost of business license: $38
Cost of insurance: $547
