Some people adore the Face Recognition feature in Picasa – just ask anyone researching their family genealogy! Some people find it a nuisance. I fall somewhere in the middle. But, I have found a really good use for it myself and I want to pass that along.
Have you ever needed to find a photo of you and your spouse together? I recently did. How long do you think it took me to go thru my 25,000 pictures and find the best one that has both me and Jim in it? 1 hour? 2 hours?
How about 2 seconds!. Here’s how I did it:
- Click on the People album for Jim (that one click narrowed it down to 347 pictures selected)
- Click on the People button in the lower right corner – that opens up the People pane and you will see all the other faces that appear in the selected pictures.
- In the people pane, click on a picture of me.
Now I’m looking at 62 pictures where both Jim and I are in the photo. It’s a pretty easy task to find the best one now.
Oh yeah … I like this picture from our travels last summer. Recognize the famous house in the background? That’s Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Thanks for an extremely helpful tip. Especially because, try as I might, my pictures are not well organized on Picasa. I often experience duplicate pictures on Picasa (yes, I always check the do not copy duplicates)and I am afraid to delete for fear they will be totally deleted from my hard drive.
I am so glad a Picasa teacher in Port Charlotte,Fl told us about your site!
I just tried it and it really works so well so quickley–Thanks again–Love all your tips–That’s really a good picture of the two of you at Falling Waters.
Great tips – about dupes, and about finding pics with multiple people. Thank you.
By the way – I have to say that at first glance, I thought you were wearing one of Philip Treacy’s latest hats!!!!!
Oh! Thanks so much! I had to looked for pictures with my girlfriend too! For me and my girlfriend, thanks.
Just what I was looking for, Thanks
Also just realised holding down shift when selecting the second allows you to add more than tow people to the search – fantastic
You just saved my day !
Thank you soooo much
This was a lot of help. Thank you.