To learn my new students' names each semester, I have always created electronic flash cards using SplashPhoto on a Palm because it can display both a photo and its title -- in this case, a photo of the student and the student's name. My spiffy new iPhone may take better pictures than the Palm, but it won't show those images' titles.
Buried deeply within GraphicConverter's Batch Change functions is the ability to add a margin of any size or color, and the ability to add any text, including the file name with a single push of a button. You can also embed the text into the photograph in any location, in any size, font, etc., but placing it in the margin makes it more readable, and doesn't obscure the photo. As an example, the photo at right (scaled down) has a 100 point margin, and I've set the text at 8% of the photo, so it will always be readable on the iPhone.
In GraphicConverter, you'll find these features in the File » Convert & Modify menu option. In the Convert & Modify dialog box, click Edit Batches. In the next dialog that comes up, first add Add/delete margin function, and specify the size and location of the margin. Then add the Insert Text function, and set the location to match the margin you added, as well as your preferred font, color, and size. For the text to insert, click Filename without extension. You can save these settings, too, so you'll only have to do this once.
[robg adds: You can do this from other graphics applications, obviously -- if you have a preferred solution in your editor of choice, please post in the comments.]
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