diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ebd6db7..a296995 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ requires = [
     'transaction',
     'zope.sqlalchemy',
     'SQLAlchemy',
+    'pillow',
+    'numpy'
     ]
 
 setup(name='Soter',
diff --git a/soter/models/master.py b/soter/models/master.py
index 1d02743..a7494c9 100644
--- a/soter/models/master.py
+++ b/soter/models/master.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class Picture(Base):
     album_id = Column('album_id', GUID(), ForeignKey('albums.id'), nullable=False)
     is_public = Column('is_public', Boolean, nullable=False)
 
+    tags = relationship("Tag", secondary=picture_tag)
     user = relationship('User', primaryjoin="User.id==Picture.user_id", cascade=None)
 
     def __init__(self, name, url, user_id, album_id, is_public, id=None, is_fixture=False):
diff --git a/soter/views/picture.py b/soter/views/picture.py
index da324a3..5057f59 100644
--- a/soter/views/picture.py
+++ b/soter/views/picture.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import uuid
 
+from PIL import Image, ExifTags
 import pkg_resources
 from pyramid.response import FileResponse
-
 from pyramid.security import authenticated_userid
-
 from pyramid.view import view_config
 import transaction
 
+import numpy
 from soter.models import DBSession
 from soter.models.master import Picture
 
@@ -32,12 +32,33 @@ def upload(request):
     with open(temp_file_path, 'wb') as output_file:
         shutil.copyfileobj(input_file, output_file)
     os.rename(temp_file_path, file_path)
+    # Process picture here to get the hash and the exif tags to be added to the database
     pic = Picture(file_id, str(file_id), uuid.UUID(authenticated_userid(request)), uuid.UUID(album), True, file_id)
     DBSession.add(pic)
     transaction.commit()
     return {'location': file_path}
 
 
+def process_picture(path):
+    image = get_image(path)
+    Picture(file_id, str(file_id), uuid.UUID(authenticated_userid(request)), uuid.UUID(album), True, file_id)
+
+
+def get_image(path):
+    image = Image.open(path)
+    orientation = [tag for tag in ExifTags.TAGS.keys() if ExifTags.TAGS[tag] == 'Orientation'][0]
+    exif = dict(image._getexif().items())
+    if exif[orientation] == 3:
+        image = image.rotate(180, expand=True)
+    elif exif[orientation] == 6:
+        image = image.rotate(270, expand=True)
+    elif exif[orientation] == 8:
+        image = image.rotate(90, expand=True)
+    img = numpy.array(image)
+    # CONVERT RGB TO BGR
+    return img[:, :, ::-1].copy()
+
+
 @view_config(request_method='GET', route_name='picture_raw', permission='Albums')
 def show_raw(request):
     package, resource = ('soter:upload/' + request.matchdict['id'] + '.jpg').split(':', 1)