1. A method of capturing an image comprising: extracting image characterization information from an image file; extracting digital image data from said image file; printing a visually perceptible image described by said digital image data on one side of a medium; printing a visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on an opposite side of said medium; and retrieving said image characterization information from said visually perceptible representation of said image characterization information on said opposite side of said medium.