PhotoSlate is a location-aware slate app designed for photographers using mirrorless or DSLR cameras without built-in GPS. Inspired by the classic filmmaker’s clapperboard, PhotoSlate is meant to be photographed at the start of each shoot—embedding critical metadata into your workflow with zero friction.
Why Use PhotoSlate?
Whether you’re scouting landscapes, shooting brackets, or capturing a focus stack, PhotoSlate helps you:
🕒 Fix Camera Clock Errors
Record the exact local time of each shoot. If your camera’s internal clock drifts or was set incorrectly, PhotoSlate gives you a reliable reference to sync your images in post.
📍 Geotag with Confidence
Capture precise GPS coordinates and altitude for every location. Use this data to geotag your photos in Lightroom, Capture One, or any post-processing software that supports metadata injection.
🧠 Organize Complex Shoots
Use the SHOT and FRMS indicators to mark image groupings:
- SHOT cycles through: Normal, Bracketed, Multiple, HDR, Panorama, Focus Stack, General
- FRMS cycles from 1 to 9, with “…” indicating more than 9 frames
is makes it easy to identify which images belong together—and how to process them—when reviewing your shoot later.
Customizable Formats
In Settings, you can choose your preferred formats for:
- Time: Local, UTC, or ISO
- GPS: Decimal degrees or degrees-minutes-seconds
How It Works
- Open PhotoSlate before your shoot
- Select your SHOT type and frame count by taping on SHOT or FRMS.
- Photograph the slate with your external camera
- Use the embedded metadata to guide your editing and geotagging workflow
Designed for Photographers Who Care About Metadata
- Landscape photographers
- HDR and bracketed shooters
- Focus stackers
- Travel and location-based storytellers
SMPTE Color Bars and Grayscale References
PhotoSlate features a SMPTE-inspired color bar and grayscale reference—visual cues that echo the broadcast industry’s gold standard for calibration.
- SMPTE color bars are a broadcast industry standard for calibrating monitors.
- They include seven vertical bars (white, yellow, cyan, green, magenta, red, blue) plus grayscale patches and PLUGE signals for luminance calibration.
- These patterns ensure consistent color reproduction across devices.
