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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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

The lighting gurus over at Strobist have posted another great article. David shows you how to use your flash as the main light for outdoor portraits.
Bright midday sun is a terrible time for photographing people. Harsh light, heavy shadows, "raccoon eyes", and the heat all make for bad pictures. The secret to success is to [...]

We photographers are well aware that this isn’t a cheap hobby. Many of us have spent thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses, flashes, workshops, books, and computers and software. It all adds up quickly.
If you’ve still got a decent balance in your bank account, perhaps some of these pieces of photo equipment can be added [...]

Adobe has just released the latest updates to Lightroom and Camera RAW. Besides fixing the problems created in the last update (LR 1.4 and CR 4.4), they’ve added support for a few more cameras.
If you kept Lightroom 1.4 (hoping for a new update from Adobe) and converted files to DNG you’ll need to run that [...]