P: (AI) Image search for 'similar' in catalog

[@hildejordbruen]

I would love to be able to right-click an image and choose "find similar in catalog" 

Please, please please!

Thank you ❤️

[richardplondon]

I suppose my two questions are, similar in what way?

(from a similar original technically; with similar metadata assigned; with similar collection memberships in common; with similar processing applied; based on some auto-analysis of the picture content, with similar subject material; or with similar framing / composition) 

And, for the aspects that require some interpretation - similar in whose opinion? (grin)

[Califdan2]

There are tools that can find visually similar images.  One such plugin is Excire

but your email seems to be more focused on metadata which takes us back to @richardplondon 'a comment.  Some tools can be used to find "similar" for example, if you have an image you can use a date metadata filter and just choose x days before or after the target date.  You than then narrow it down by adding other filters such as camer make, model or serial number.  Similarly you can use a aperture filter and select a range of apertures.  

So, it really comes back to what exactly you are trying to do.