diff --git a/scripts/new-photo-post b/scripts/new-photo-post
index b36ba18..bb04719 100755
--- a/scripts/new-photo-post
+++ b/scripts/new-photo-post
@@ -14,12 +14,23 @@ from erynwells_me.metadata import slugify
 from erynwells_me.paths import photos_path
 
 
+def date_argument(value: str) -> datetime.datetime:
+    parsed_date = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(value)
+
+    if not parsed_date.tzinfo:
+        local_timezone = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).astimezone().tzinfo
+        parsed_date = datetime.datetime.combine(parsed_date.date(), parsed_date.time(), local_timezone)
+
+    return parsed_date
+
+
 def parse_args(argv, *a, **kw):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(*a, **kw)
     parser.add_argument('-e', '--edit', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('-n', '--dry-run', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('-t', '--title')
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--slug')
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--date', type=date_argument)
     parser.add_argument('--dump-exif', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('photos', nargs='+')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
@@ -29,7 +40,7 @@ def parse_args(argv, *a, **kw):
 def main(argv):
     args = parse_args(argv[1:], prog=argv[0])
 
-    earliest_exif_date: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None
+    post_date: Optional[datetime.datetime] = args.date
 
     for index, photo in enumerate(args.photos):
         print(f'image\t\t{photo}')
@@ -40,14 +51,20 @@ def main(argv):
             continue
 
         raw_exif = image._getexif()
-        friendly_exif = {TAGS[k]: v for k, v in raw_exif.items() if k in TAGS}
+        friendly_exif = {}
+        if raw_exif:
+            friendly_exif = {TAGS[k]: v for k, v in raw_exif.items() if k in TAGS}
 
-        try:
-            date_string = f'{friendly_exif["DateTime"]} {friendly_exif["OffsetTime"]}'
-            exif_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S %z')
-        except KeyError:
-            exif_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(friendly_exif["DateTime"], '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S')
-        print(f'capture-time\t{exif_date.isoformat()}')
+        photo_date = None
+        if not args.date:
+            try:
+                date_string = f'{friendly_exif["DateTime"]} {friendly_exif["OffsetTime"]}'
+                photo_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_string, '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S %z')
+            except KeyError:
+                photo_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(friendly_exif["DateTime"], '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S')
+        else:
+            photo_date = args.date
+        print(f'capture-time\t{photo_date.isoformat()}')
 
         iso_rating = friendly_exif.get('ISOSpeedRatings')
         if iso_rating:
@@ -66,23 +83,24 @@ def main(argv):
         if exposure_time:
             print(f'exposure-time\t{exposure_time}')
 
-        if not earliest_exif_date or exif_date < earliest_exif_date:
-            earliest_exif_date = exif_date
+        if not post_date or photo_date < post_date:
+            post_date = photo_date
 
         if index < len(args.photos) - 1:
             print()
 
-    if not earliest_exif_date:
-        earliest_exif_date = datetime.datetime.now()
+    if not post_date:
+        post_date = datetime.datetime.now()
 
-    year = earliest_exif_date.year
-    month = earliest_exif_date.month
+    year = post_date.year
+    month = post_date.month
 
     if args.slug:
         name = args.slug
     elif args.title:
         name = slugify(args.title)
     else:
+        photo = args.photos[0]
         name = osp.splitext(osp.basename(photo))[0]
 
     post_path_year = os.path.join(photos_path(), f'{year:04}', name)
@@ -100,7 +118,7 @@ def main(argv):
         post_path = post_path_year
 
     try:
-        hugo_command = ['hugo', 'new', '--clock', earliest_exif_date.isoformat(), post_path]
+        hugo_command = ['hugo', 'new', '--clock', post_date.isoformat(), post_path]
         if not args.dry_run:
             result = subprocess.run(hugo_command)
             result.check_returncode()