Keep your images organized by using keywords
One of the biggest challenges in managing thousands of images is finding the exact photo (or photos) right when you need it. Luckily, you can stay totally organized, and find the right photos fast, by simply applying keywords to your photos in Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™. It takes just a small amount of time up front, but it can save you hours every week and potentially extend your life by several years by removing a special level of frustration and stress that appears after searching for hours to find a photo you know is in there…somewhere. Ask your doctor.
Requirements
To follow along with this article, you will need the following software:
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Prerequisite knowledge:
Basic knowledge of working with digital photos
About the authors
Scott Kelby is Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine, president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, and one of the leading seminar instructors in the country today. Scott is author of the bestselling books “Photoshop Classic Effects”, “Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks”, and “The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers”.
Excerpted from The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby. Copyright © 2007. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and New Riders. All rights reserved. To buy this book, go to www.peachpit.com.
