Overview & background
The photos tab contains photos from tasks and photos attached to your plans. You can perform multiple actions from this tab, including uploading new photos, attaching existing photos to tasks, and tagging photos. Once you open a photo, you are able to navigate to the task the photo is associated with, download the photo, and make markups on it.
How to use the photos tab on Web
When you select the 'Photos' tab, you'll be led to a page where you can view all of the photos that have been added to your project throughout its duration. Photos automatically display in chronological order by the date they were added to Fieldwire. Any photos you have added through a task or as a hyperlink on a plan will automatically appear under the 'Photos' tab.
The Photos tab on Web
Upload new photos on Web
Uploading photos on the web is similar to uploading plans or files to Fieldwire. You will choose where the photos are, and then upload them from that source. Fieldwire supports .png, .jpg, .gif, .jpeg, .bmp, and .svg images.
Step 1:
Select '+New photo', then click 'Photo' (or '360 photo' if you are on the Business subscription)
Select the upload source
Step 2:
After you select the source and photos, select 'upload'. The photos will then begin to process.
Uploaded photos processing
Step 3:
After the photos finish processing you can export them, attach them to tasks, and export them.
The Photo has finished processing
The Actions Menu
After you select one or more photos, the Actions menu will become illuminated. This menu provides you with the options to:
- Attach the photo(s) to an existing Task.
- Export the photo(s) via email.
- Add tags to the photo(s).
Note: When you choose to attach a photo to a task, you will be prompted to search for the task via either the task name:
Filter Photos on Web
You can filter your photos by various Parameters on the web:
Select the 'Filter photos' option in the top-right corner to sort your photos by:
- Assignee: Who captured the Photo.
- Tags: Tags you've manually added to photos.
- Time Filters: A specific date range to isolate when photos were added.
You can also filter photos using the categories on the left menu:
- My Photos: Photos you've added.
- All Photos: All photos in the project.
Photo View on Web
If you click on any photo, you'll be brought to the photo view. In the photo view, you can download the file directly. If the photo is attached to a task or plan, select the arrow button in the top left corner of the image to go to that task or plan. If the photo is attached to a task, click on the pencil icon to make photo markups.
Individual photo view on the web version
Note: To capture GPS information in Photos, make sure that the 'Fieldwire' app can access your location. To accomplish this on iOS, follow this path:
Settings > Fieldwire > Location > While Using the App
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Note: The GPS coordinates of Photos taken through Fieldwire on iOS are stored in the EXIF data of the photo. This means that when you export photos from the Web Version of Fieldwire, you will retain access to the GPS coordinates. Refer to this article for instructions on how to view the EXIF data of a photo on Windows and Mac.
Photos on mobile
The 'photos' tab on the mobile version of Fieldwire is quite similar to how the web version appears on Fieldwire. The key differences between each are how to create markups on your mobile device. Take a look at this article for additional details about markups on your Mobile Device.
Note: Like on the web version, any photos you take through a task or as a link on a plan will appear in this section.
Photos tab on iOS
On iOS, the Photos tab serves as a repository for all of your project photos. This is designed for quick and easy access to your project photos, so you won't be able to attach photos to tasks, export photos, or tag photos on mobile.
- Select the '+' option to add photos on-the-fly or from your camera roll.
- Business subscribers can select the '360°' option to add 360° photos captured.
The Photo view on iOS
If you tap on any photo, you are able to view photo metadata, including the date/time stamp of the photo. You can also jump to any photo that is associated with a task by selecting the blue arrow icon in the top-right corner. If the arrow is greyed-out, the photo is not associated with a task:
| The Photo is associated with a Task: | The Photo is not associated with a Task: |
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The photos tab on Android
On iOS, the Photos tab serves as a repository for all of your project photos. This is designed for quick and easy access to your project photos, so you won't be able to attach photos to tasks, export photos, or tag photos on mobile.
Select the '+' option to take a photo or add one from your camera roll
The Photo view on Android
If you tap on any photo, you are able to view photo metadata, including the date/time stamp of the photo. The key difference is that the photo view on Android:
- Specifies if the task is associated with a Task Pin or Plan.
- Allows you to add Markups directly from the Photos tab when the photo is attached to a task.
| The photo is attached to a Task | The photo is hyperlinked to a Plan | The photo is associated with neither. |
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More Information
These articles provide more information about photos in Fieldwire: