> Guys 'n' Gals, > > I'm currently looking into switching to Lightroom as my > primary archiving tool, and am fascinated by the ease of > applying keywords. > However, I also realise that I'd like to stick to a *limited* > list of keywords, and that the list better be correct and updated. > > So I would like to request the collective wisdom of the PDML > on how to manage keywords. What's your way of doing this? Are > there any proverbial Best Practices? > > Jostein
Who, what, where, why to begin with. No need for when because it's already in the metadata. LR 1 had a very useful way of setting up keyword taxonomies, but I think that got dropped somewhere along the line. It was useful because I could just keyword something as 'Greenwich' and it would automatically be included in searches and sets on London, England, UK, Europe, The World, etc. as well as Cities, River, Thames and so forth. I also tend to include various subjects that I photograph like 'Reading' 'Bicycles' 'Landscape' 'Portrait'. Have a look at some of the pictures on Magnum's website (www.magnumphotos.com) to see how they've done. They seem to be able to cover things quite well with a minimum of words. Be careful about spelling mistakes, and avoid abbreviations, especially uncommon ones. Write the words out in full then you won't forget what abbrev you used. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
