diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3f9fbd..2593292 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.21.0",
-    "fast-exif": "^1.0.1"
+    "fast-exif": "^1.0.1",
+    "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/gatsby-node.js b/src/gatsby-node.js
index da94e1a..ba5b824 100644
--- a/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -1,24 +1,83 @@
 import { read } from 'fast-exif';
+import fg from 'fast-glob';
+import { once } from 'lodash';
 import { transformExifToNodeData } from './common';
+import { cwd } from 'process';
 
-export function onCreateNode({ node, getNode, actions }) {
+export function pluginOptionsSchema({ Joi }) {
+  return Joi.object({
+    includes: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()),
+    excludes: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()),
+  });
+}
+
+let includeImageListAsync = null;
+let excludeImageListAsync = null;
+
+function globQuery(globPatterns) {
+  if (globPatterns?.length) {
+    return fg.glob(globPatterns, {
+      absolute: true,
+      onlyFiles: true,
+      unique: true,
+      baseNameMatch: true,
+      dot: true,
+    });
+  } else {
+    return Promise.resolve([]);
+  }
+}
+
+const getAllImages = once((includes, excludes) => {
+  includeImageListAsync = globQuery(includes);
+  excludeImageListAsync = globQuery(excludes);
+});
+
+async function processExif(absolutePath, createNodeField, node) {
+  try {
+    const exifData = await read(absolutePath);
+
+    if (!exifData) {
+      console.warn(`Could not read exif of ${absolutePath}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    createNodeField({
+      node,
+      name: 'exif',
+      value: transformExifToNodeData(exifData),
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function onCreateNode(
+  { node, getNode, actions },
+  { includes = [], excludes = [] }
+) {
   const { createNodeField } = actions;
   if (node.internal.type === 'ImageSharp') {
     const parent = getNode(node.parent);
+    try {
+      if (includes?.length || excludes?.length) {
+        getAllImages(includes, excludes);
 
-    read(parent.absolutePath)
-      .then(exifData => {
-        if (!exifData) {
-          console.warn(`Could not read exif of ${parent.absolutePath}`);
-          return;
-        }
+        const includeImageList = await includeImageListAsync;
+        const excludeImageList = await excludeImageListAsync;
 
-        createNodeField({
-          node,
-          name: 'exif',
-          value: transformExifToNodeData(exifData)
-        });
-      })
-      .catch(err => console.error(err));
+        if (
+          includeImageList.includes(parent.absolutePath) &&
+          !excludeImageList.includes(parent.absolutePath)
+        ) {
+          await processExif(parent.absolutePath, createNodeField, node);
+        }
+      } else {
+        await processExif(parent.absolutePath, createNodeField, node);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(`Could not read exif of ${parent.absolutePath}`);
+      console.error(err);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b19fd10..0f75b05 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1424,6 +1424,27 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nicolo-ribaudo/chokidar-2/-/chokidar-2-2.1.8-no-fsevents.3.tgz#323d72dd25103d0c4fbdce89dadf574a787b1f9b"
   integrity sha512-s88O1aVtXftvp5bCPB7WnmXc5IwOZZ7YPuwNPt+GtOOXpPvad1LfbmjYv+qII7zP6RU2QGnqve27dnLycEnyEQ==
 
+"@nodelib/fs.scandir@2.1.5":
+  version "2.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nodelib/fs.scandir/-/fs.scandir-2.1.5.tgz#7619c2eb21b25483f6d167548b4cfd5a7488c3d5"
+  integrity sha512-vq24Bq3ym5HEQm2NKCr3yXDwjc7vTsEThRDnkp2DK9p1uqLR+DHurm/NOTo0KG7HYHU7eppKZj3MyqYuMBf62g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nodelib/fs.stat" "2.0.5"
+    run-parallel "^1.1.9"
+
+"@nodelib/fs.stat@2.0.5", "@nodelib/fs.stat@^2.0.2":
+  version "2.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nodelib/fs.stat/-/fs.stat-2.0.5.tgz#5bd262af94e9d25bd1e71b05deed44876a222e8b"
+  integrity sha512-RkhPPp2zrqDAQA/2jNhnztcPAlv64XdhIp7a7454A5ovI7Bukxgt7MX7udwAu3zg1DcpPU0rz3VV1SeaqvY4+A==
+
+"@nodelib/fs.walk@^1.2.3":
+  version "1.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nodelib/fs.walk/-/fs.walk-1.2.8.tgz#e95737e8bb6746ddedf69c556953494f196fe69a"
+  integrity sha512-oGB+UxlgWcgQkgwo8GcEGwemoTFt3FIO9ababBmaGwXIoBKZ+GTy0pP185beGg7Llih/NSHSV2XAs1lnznocSg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
+    fastq "^1.6.0"
+
 "@sinclair/typebox@^0.25.16":
   version "0.25.24"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinclair/typebox/-/typebox-0.25.24.tgz#8c7688559979f7079aacaf31aa881c3aa410b718"
@@ -1782,9 +1803,9 @@ camelcase@^6.2.0:
   integrity sha512-Gmy6FhYlCY7uOElZUSbxo2UCDH8owEk996gkbrpsgGtrJLM3J7jGxl9Ic7Qwwj4ivOE5AWZWRMecDdF7hqGjFA==
 
 caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001449:
-  version "1.0.30001458"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001458.tgz#871e35866b4654a7d25eccca86864f411825540c"
-  integrity sha512-lQ1VlUUq5q9ro9X+5gOEyH7i3vm+AYVT1WDCVB69XOZ17KZRhnZ9J0Sqz7wTHQaLBJccNCHq8/Ww5LlOIZbB0w==
+  version "1.0.30001591"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001591.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-PCzRMei/vXjJyL5mJtzNiUCKP59dm8Apqc3PH8gJkMnMXZGox93RbE76jHsmLwmIo6/3nsYIpJtx0O7u5PqFuQ==
 
 chalk@^2.0.0:
   version "2.4.2"
@@ -2051,11 +2072,29 @@ fast-exif@^1.0.1:
     bluebird "^3.3.3"
     exif-reader "^1.0.0"
 
+fast-glob@^3.3.2:
+  version "3.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-glob/-/fast-glob-3.3.2.tgz#a904501e57cfdd2ffcded45e99a54fef55e46129"
+  integrity sha512-oX2ruAFQwf/Orj8m737Y5adxDQO0LAB7/S5MnxCdTNDd4p6BsyIVsv9JQsATbTSq8KHRpLwIHbVlUNatxd+1Ow==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nodelib/fs.stat" "^2.0.2"
+    "@nodelib/fs.walk" "^1.2.3"
+    glob-parent "^5.1.2"
+    merge2 "^1.3.0"
+    micromatch "^4.0.4"
+
 fast-json-stable-stringify@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.1.0.tgz#874bf69c6f404c2b5d99c481341399fd55892633"
   integrity sha512-lhd/wF+Lk98HZoTCtlVraHtfh5XYijIjalXck7saUtuanSDyLMxnHhSXEDJqHxD7msR8D0uCmqlkwjCV8xvwHw==
 
+fastq@^1.6.0:
+  version "1.17.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fastq/-/fastq-1.17.1.tgz#2a523f07a4e7b1e81a42b91b8bf2254107753b47"
+  integrity sha512-sRVD3lWVIXWg6By68ZN7vho9a1pQcN/WBFaAAsDDFzlJjvoGx0P8z7V1t72grFJfJhu3YPZBuu25f7Kaw2jN1w==
+  dependencies:
+    reusify "^1.0.4"
+
 fb-watchman@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fb-watchman/-/fb-watchman-2.0.1.tgz#fc84fb39d2709cf3ff6d743706157bb5708a8a85"
@@ -2113,7 +2152,7 @@ get-stream@^6.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stream/-/get-stream-6.0.1.tgz#a262d8eef67aced57c2852ad6167526a43cbf7b7"
   integrity sha512-ts6Wi+2j3jQjqi70w5AlN8DFnkSwC+MqmxEzdEALB2qXZYV3X/b1CTfgPLGJNMeAWxdPfU8FO1ms3NUfaHCPYg==
 
-glob-parent@~5.1.2:
+glob-parent@^5.1.2, glob-parent@~5.1.2:
   version "5.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-5.1.2.tgz#869832c58034fe68a4093c17dc15e8340d8401c4"
   integrity sha512-AOIgSQCepiJYwP3ARnGx+5VnTu2HBYdzbGP45eLw1vr3zB3vZLeyed1sC9hnbcOc9/SrMyM5RPQrkGz4aS9Zow==
@@ -2736,7 +2775,7 @@ lodash.debounce@^4.0.8:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.8.tgz#82d79bff30a67c4005ffd5e2515300ad9ca4d7af"
   integrity sha512-FT1yDzDYEoYWhnSGnpE/4Kj1fLZkDFyqRb7fNt6FdYOSxlUWAtp42Eh6Wb0rGIv/m9Bgo7x4GhQbm5Ys4SG5ow==
 
-lodash@^4.17.10, lodash@^4.17.13:
+lodash@^4.17.10, lodash@^4.17.13, lodash@^4.17.21:
   version "4.17.21"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz#679591c564c3bffaae8454cf0b3df370c3d6911c"
   integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==
@@ -2782,6 +2821,11 @@ merge-stream@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge-stream/-/merge-stream-2.0.0.tgz#52823629a14dd00c9770fb6ad47dc6310f2c1f60"
   integrity sha512-abv/qOcuPfk3URPfDzmZU1LKmuw8kT+0nIHvKrKgFrwifol/doWcdA4ZqsWQ8ENrFKkd67Mfpo/LovbIUsbt3w==
 
+merge2@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge2/-/merge2-1.4.1.tgz#4368892f885e907455a6fd7dc55c0c9d404990ae"
+  integrity sha512-8q7VEgMJW4J8tcfVPy8g09NcQwZdbwFEqhe/WZkoIzjn/3TGDwtOCYtXGxA3O8tPzpczCCDgv+P2P5y00ZJOOg==
+
 micromatch@^4.0.4:
   version "4.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.5.tgz#bc8999a7cbbf77cdc89f132f6e467051b49090c6"
@@ -2980,6 +3024,11 @@ prompts@^2.0.1:
     kleur "^3.0.3"
     sisteransi "^1.0.4"
 
+queue-microtask@^1.2.2:
+  version "1.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/queue-microtask/-/queue-microtask-1.2.3.tgz#4929228bbc724dfac43e0efb058caf7b6cfb6243"
+  integrity sha512-NuaNSa6flKT5JaSYQzJok04JzTL1CA6aGhv5rfLW3PgqA+M2ChpZQnAC8h8i4ZFkBS8X5RqkDBHA7r4hej3K9A==
+
 react-is@^18.0.0:
   version "18.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-18.2.0.tgz#199431eeaaa2e09f86427efbb4f1473edb47609b"
@@ -3112,6 +3161,18 @@ resolve@^1.14.2, resolve@^1.20.0:
     path-parse "^1.0.7"
     supports-preserve-symlinks-flag "^1.0.0"
 
+reusify@^1.0.4:
+  version "1.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/reusify/-/reusify-1.0.4.tgz#90da382b1e126efc02146e90845a88db12925d76"
+  integrity sha512-U9nH88a3fc/ekCF1l0/UP1IosiuIjyTh7hBvXVMHYgVcfGvt897Xguj2UOLDeI5BG2m7/uwyaLVT6fbtCwTyzw==
+
+run-parallel@^1.1.9:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/run-parallel/-/run-parallel-1.2.0.tgz#66d1368da7bdf921eb9d95bd1a9229e7f21a43ee"
+  integrity sha512-5l4VyZR86LZ/lDxZTR6jqL8AFE2S0IFLMP26AbjsLVADxHdhB/c0GUsH+y39UfCi3dzz8OlQuPmnaJOMoDHQBA==
+  dependencies:
+    queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
+
 safe-buffer@~5.1.1:
   version "5.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz#991ec69d296e0313747d59bdfd2b745c35f8828d"