diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/DirectoryReader.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/DirectoryReader.cs
index 6421db8d8..121341b46 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/DirectoryReader.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/DirectoryReader.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff.Constants;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
@@ -16,9 +17,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
     {
         private readonly Stream stream;
 
+        private readonly MemoryAllocator allocator;
+
         private ulong nextIfdOffset;
 
-        public DirectoryReader(Stream stream) => this.stream = stream;
+        public DirectoryReader(Stream stream, MemoryAllocator allocator)
+        {
+            this.stream = stream;
+            this.allocator = allocator;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the byte order.
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
             var readers = new List<EntryReader>();
             while (this.nextIfdOffset != 0 && this.nextIfdOffset < (ulong)this.stream.Length)
             {
-                var reader = new EntryReader(this.stream, this.ByteOrder);
+                var reader = new EntryReader(this.stream, this.ByteOrder, this.allocator);
                 reader.ReadTags(isBigTiff, this.nextIfdOffset);
 
                 if (reader.BigValues.Count > 0)
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/EntryReader.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/EntryReader.cs
index 98cc1deb3..ef614b0e2 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/EntryReader.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/Ifd/EntryReader.cs
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff.Constants;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
 {
     internal class EntryReader : BaseExifReader
     {
-        public EntryReader(Stream stream, ByteOrder byteOrder)
-            : base(stream)
-        {
+        public EntryReader(Stream stream, ByteOrder byteOrder, MemoryAllocator allocator)
+            : base(stream, allocator) =>
             this.IsBigEndian = byteOrder == ByteOrder.BigEndian;
-        }
 
         public List<IExifValue> Values { get; } = new List<IExifValue>();
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
     internal class HeaderReader : BaseExifReader
     {
         public HeaderReader(Stream stream, ByteOrder byteOrder)
-            : base(stream) =>
+            : base(stream, null) =>
             this.IsBigEndian = byteOrder == ByteOrder.BigEndian;
 
         public bool IsBigTiff { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/TiffDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/TiffDecoderCore.cs
index 9f0a4b514..98adc5183 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/TiffDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Tiff/TiffDecoderCore.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             this.inputStream = stream;
-            var reader = new DirectoryReader(stream);
+            var reader = new DirectoryReader(stream, this.Configuration.MemoryAllocator);
 
             IEnumerable<ExifProfile> directories = reader.Read();
             this.byteOrder = reader.ByteOrder;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Tiff
         public IImageInfo Identify(BufferedReadStream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             this.inputStream = stream;
-            var reader = new DirectoryReader(stream);
+            var reader = new DirectoryReader(stream, this.Configuration.MemoryAllocator);
             IEnumerable<ExifProfile> directories = reader.Read();
 
             ExifProfile rootFrameExifProfile = directories.First();
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs
index 6107bd766..0633d3715 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Metadata/Profiles/Exif/ExifReader.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using System;
+using System.Buffers;
 using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
@@ -9,13 +10,19 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text;
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
 {
     internal class ExifReader : BaseExifReader
     {
         public ExifReader(byte[] exifData)
-            : base(new MemoryStream(exifData ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(exifData))))
+            : this(exifData, null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public ExifReader(byte[] exifData, MemoryAllocator allocator)
+            : base(new MemoryStream(exifData ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(exifData))), allocator)
         {
         }
 
@@ -83,13 +90,17 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
         private readonly byte[] buf4 = new byte[4];
         private readonly byte[] buf2 = new byte[2];
 
+        private readonly MemoryAllocator allocator;
         private readonly Stream data;
         private List<ExifTag> invalidTags;
 
         private List<ulong> subIfds;
 
-        protected BaseExifReader(Stream stream) =>
+        protected BaseExifReader(Stream stream, MemoryAllocator allocator)
+        {
             this.data = stream ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stream));
+            this.allocator = allocator;
+        }
 
         private delegate TDataType ConverterMethod<TDataType>(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data);
 
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
 
         public bool IsBigEndian { get; protected set; }
 
-        public List<(ulong offset, ExifDataType dataType, ulong numberOfComponents, ExifValue exif)> BigValues { get; } = new ();
+        public List<(ulong offset, ExifDataType dataType, ulong numberOfComponents, ExifValue exif)> BigValues { get; } = new();
 
         protected void ReadBigValues(List<IExifValue> values)
         {
@@ -119,22 +130,41 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata.Profiles.Exif
                 return;
             }
 
-            ulong maxSize = 0;
+            int maxSize = 0;
             foreach ((ulong offset, ExifDataType dataType, ulong numberOfComponents, ExifValue exif) in this.BigValues)
             {
                 ulong size = numberOfComponents * ExifDataTypes.GetSize(dataType);
-                if (size > maxSize)
+                if (size > int.MaxValue)
+                {
+                    ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeExceptionForMustBeLessThanOrEqualTo<ulong>(size, int.MaxValue, nameof(size));
+                }
+
+                if ((int)size > maxSize)
                 {
-                    maxSize = size;
+                    maxSize = (int)size;
                 }
             }
 
-            Span<byte> buf = new byte[maxSize];
-            foreach ((ulong offset, ExifDataType dataType, ulong numberOfComponents, ExifValue exif) tag in this.BigValues)
+            if (this.allocator != null)
             {
-                ulong size = tag.numberOfComponents * ExifDataTypes.GetSize(tag.dataType);
-
-                this.ReadBigValue(values, tag, buf.Slice(0, (int)size));
+                // tiff, bigTiff
+                using IMemoryOwner<byte> memory = this.allocator.Allocate<byte>(maxSize);
+                Span<byte> buf = memory.GetSpan();
+                foreach ((ulong offset, ExifDataType dataType, ulong numberOfComponents, ExifValue exif) tag in this.BigValues)
+                {
+                    ulong size = tag.numberOfComponents * ExifDataTypes.GetSize(tag.dataType);
+                    this.ReadBigValue(values, tag, buf.Slice(0, (int)size));
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // embedded exif
+                Span<byte> buf = maxSize <= 256 ? stackalloc byte[maxSize] : new byte[maxSize];
+                foreach ((ulong offset, ExifDataType dataType, ulong numberOfComponents, ExifValue exif) tag in this.BigValues)
+                {
+                    ulong size = tag.numberOfComponents * ExifDataTypes.GetSize(tag.dataType);
+                    this.ReadBigValue(values, tag, buf.Slice(0, (int)size));
+                }
             }
 
             this.BigValues.Clear();