diff --git a/dependencies.md b/dependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..754d7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Dependecies
+
+In order to get compression to work you need to install following binaries and make them directly available on your machine:
+
+* exiftool
+* jpegoptim
+* optipng
diff --git a/extensions/photos.py b/extensions/photos.py
index 990af35..170e36e 100644
--- a/extensions/photos.py
+++ b/extensions/photos.py
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ async def compress_image(image_path: str):
 
     size_before = path.getsize(image_path) / 1024
 
+    system(f"exiftool -overwrite_original -all:all= -tagsFromFile @ -exif:Orientation {image_path}")
+
     if image_type == "image/jpeg":
-        system(f"jpegoptim {image_path} -o --max=60 --strip-all")
+        system(f"jpegoptim {image_path} -o --max=55 -p")
     elif image_type == "image/png":
         system(f"optipng -o3 {image_path}")