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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. [...]

There’s been a lot of buzz around the Net about a new scanning service called ScanCafe. They will scan your prints, negatives or slides (APS, 35mm and Medium Format) at very reasonable rates, far less expensive than anyone else. How can they do this?
The creators of ScanCafe are out of California, but the facility and [...]

One of the most useful parts of the Library module is Keywording. Being able to assign Keywords quickly and easily to a single photo or a group of selected photos really speeds workflow. In order to reduce your typing, and to standardize the keywords you use, set up a few Keyword Sets.
Lightroom comes with a [...]

You can visit the Nikon USA site and grab the new ViewNX and Transfer programs for Coolpix and DSLR cameras. These were posted to the UK site a week or so ago and are now available to the US users. Both are available in windows and MAC versions, are free downloads and don’t require any [...]