Archive for May, 2008

Build a Keyword List »

By Karl Peschel on May 13, 2008 in organize your photos | 0 Comments

Call them Keywords, Tags, Categories, whatever you like. Just use them for cataloging your images. Keywords are probably the most important bits of Metadata available to you.
Create your own personal Keyword list
Look through your old photos. Thinks about the types of pictures you take. Think about how you would go about describing and finding photos [...]

Add Metadata When You Import Images »

By Karl Peschel on May 7, 2008 in organize your photos | 0 Comments

A couple days ago I wrote about Using Metadata for Photo Organization and the importance of adding IPTC data and Keywords. The current versions of Adobe Bridge and Lightroom simplify the process of adding IPTC data when importing your digital images. Many other photo organizers also support this feature.
Set up IPTC Templates
Both Bridge and Lightroom [...]

Using Metadata for Photo Organization »

By Karl Peschel on May 5, 2008 in organize your photos | 1 Comment

As you start amassing thousands of digital images you’ll want a way to find particular images. Having a sensible folder structure and file naming method can only go so far. Digital image Metadata takes you to the next level of organization.
2 Flavors of Metadata - EXIF and IPTC
EXIF data is all the camera specific info. [...]