What is the definitive guide to geotagging photos with Scott Kivowitz's method?

I don’t have a single “definitive guide” article or book with that exact title, but I can walk you through the method I actually use and teach, based on the videos you’re seeing.

Here’s my go‑to approach for geotagging when the camera has no GPS:

• Record a GPS track while you shoot
  I use a Garmin GPS watch (any GPS logger or many Garmin wearables work). Start an activity (like hiking) before you begin shooting so the watch logs your location and time as a GPX track.

• Keep camera time in sync
  Before the shoot, set your camera’s clock to match your phone or GPS watch time as closely as possible. This is critical, because the software will match photos to the GPS track based on timestamps.

• Finish the shoot and export the track
  When you are done, end the activity on the watch, then export the GPX track file to your computer (via Garmin Connect, the desktop app, or whatever your device uses).

• Match GPS data to photos in software
  In Lightroom Classic, go to the Map module:

  • Import your photos
  • Load the GPX track log
  • Use “Auto-Tag Photos” (or the corresponding option) so Lightroom matches the GPS points to each image’s capture time and writes GPS into the metadata.

An alternative I’ve taught is using an app like gps4cam (when available):

• Run the app during your shoot so it records a GPS track.
• Take a “sync photo” of the barcode or QR code the app generates, so it can align your camera time.
• Later, use the gps4cam desktop app to apply GPS data to your image files, then bring those into Lightroom or your editor of choice.

If you forgot to record GPS entirely, you can still geotag after the fact:

• In Lightroom Classic’s Map module, manually search for the location where you took the photos.
• Drag your photos from the filmstrip onto the map; Lightroom writes those coordinates into each image’s metadata.
• For a series from the same spot (say, a piazza in Italy or a specific spot in Chicago), select them all and assign the same pin.

That’s essentially “my method”: rely on a GPS track (watch or phone app), keep clocks in sync, then use Lightroom Classic’s Map module to merge everything, with manual tagging as a backup.

What camera and software are you using right now, so I can tailor this into a step‑by‑step just for your setup?