I was able to do this with the ExifReader class found here:
Exif reader class/dll for VB 6
Then to use is, try something like:
Code:
Sub ReadEXIFData()
Dim objExif As New ExifReader
Dim txtExifInfo As String
objExif.Load "D:\Temp\EXIF\2.JPG"
txtExifInfo = objExif.Tag(Orientation)
MsgBox txtExifInfo
End Sub
Hope that helps,
-Shelby