[Tweeters] Subject: Lightroom Classic

[Nancy Crowell via Tweeters]

I add broad generic words upon import, like location, birds, fog, snow and I apply my copyright in the metadata. I rename files with date_myname_anything extra I want (like location). When I cull I add more specific keywords in batches where appropriate.

You can also create collections based on your ratings each year so you can quickly access your best images per year.

You should just use whatever hierarchy makes sense to you.

Nancy
"Images for the imagination."
www.crowellphotography.com
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Hi Jim - I've used LrC for years and do extensive keywording and also rename my files.   When I import images into LrC, I set the keywords to the year and location.   I add species name and other keywords after the import.  On a recent trip to Africa, the keywords during the import were 2024, location (Serengeti NP), Tanzania, and then I add the details such as species name after I have culled the images.  I know some people who do even more extensive keywording.

For the filename, I use the location and sometimes the state, e.g., Nisqually NWR_Washington, along with the capture date.   After the import I will cull the images to keep my favorites, then rename the files to include the species common name, e.g., Northern Pintail_Nisqually NWR_December 17, 2024_sequence#.

I also use Smart Collections where the logic is based on the keywords.  The images are imported into folders but I don't search the folders after the import.  E.g.,  I can find an image of an American Bittern taken at Ridgefield NWR in 2014 in about 10 seconds.  This may be more work than some people want to do, but I enjoy the process.

Hope this helps -
Jay Eisenberg
Bellingham, WA
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