Been there since I joined, at least. :) Very minor meta, really. You can always strip it before you upload if you don't want people knowing your secrets. ;)
I don't think so... it's been there since my Day 1. I like it though... makes me learn the setting of those awesome photos that serve as my inspiration.
That's been there for awhile. If you check, there are actually some professional photographers on this site that upload photos over a year old on a regular basis. Advertising their skills, I guess!
It seems mine show that I uploaded three days before I posted, even though I've taken almost all of them same day. Weird. It doesn't bother me, though :)
To remove the metadata, there are a number of things you can do:
In Windows, you can remove most of it. What will remain are the settings you used (but it will wipe the camera make and model and other stuff). Simply right-click your photo, select properties, then the details tab, and at the bottom is a link for "Remove Properties and Personal Information" which allows you to select certain, or all possible, meta. As I said though, it does leave the settings you used (f-stop, shutter speed, focal length).
In Photoshop (or any software that allows you to create a new image and place an existing image into it) - create a new image the same size as your existing image. Select the entire area (ctrl-a). Go to your actual image. Select it (ctrl-a), copy it (ctrl-c) and then click on your new image and paste into it (ctrl-v for paste, or shift-ctrl-v to "paste-into" so it fits exactly). Your image is now just a layer of pixels on an existing blank document with absolutely no metadata. If instead of a blank document, you paste into an existing photo (essentially replacing the image) the old metadata will remain. This is also called cheating, and if you do this may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits for all eternity.
With Lightroom, you can alter the metadata directly. Alternatively you can choose "strip all metadata" on export. If you want even greater control over the metadata (all the really detailed stuff that shows up on Flickr and some other sites) you can get a plugin called Metadata Wrangler which is great if you just want to hide your camera's serial number or something like that. You can also use it to correct a date wrongly set in your camera. If you use it to cheat on a set date, there is a very special level of hell reserved for you - one set aside for child molesters and people who talk in the theater.
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To remove the metadata, there are a number of things you can do:
In Windows, you can remove most of it. What will remain are the settings you used (but it will wipe the camera make and model and other stuff). Simply right-click your photo, select properties, then the details tab, and at the bottom is a link for "Remove Properties and Personal Information" which allows you to select certain, or all possible, meta. As I said though, it does leave the settings you used (f-stop, shutter speed, focal length).
In Photoshop (or any software that allows you to create a new image and place an existing image into it) - create a new image the same size as your existing image. Select the entire area (ctrl-a). Go to your actual image. Select it (ctrl-a), copy it (ctrl-c) and then click on your new image and paste into it (ctrl-v for paste, or shift-ctrl-v to "paste-into" so it fits exactly). Your image is now just a layer of pixels on an existing blank document with absolutely no metadata. If instead of a blank document, you paste into an existing photo (essentially replacing the image) the old metadata will remain. This is also called cheating, and if you do this may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits for all eternity.
With Lightroom, you can alter the metadata directly. Alternatively you can choose "strip all metadata" on export. If you want even greater control over the metadata (all the really detailed stuff that shows up on Flickr and some other sites) you can get a plugin called Metadata Wrangler which is great if you just want to hide your camera's serial number or something like that. You can also use it to correct a date wrongly set in your camera. If you use it to cheat on a set date, there is a very special level of hell reserved for you - one set aside for child molesters and people who talk in the theater.
Use your powers for good, people! ;)