The start of a new year is always a time to think about change and improvement. One common resolution is to get more organized. In this age of digital media it is even more critical that we keep track of our digital assets. Lightroom has many features to help you organize your images. Organization can Continue Reading »

Sometimes thumbnails are just too small to let you see all the details in an image. If you don’t have a second display and you would like to apply a group of keywords while looking at the Loupe view of an image here’s an easy way. Begin by setting up your Keyword Shortcut. You find Continue Reading »

I’ll answer the question right up front. Technically, a keyword is always a keyword. Well, I hope you enjoyed this article! Until next time… If only it was that easy. Lightroom has a very powerful keywording system. With power comes both flexibility and complication. There are types of keywords. Some will not appear in Lightroom’s Continue Reading »

Keywords in Lightroom are at the very foundation of organizing your images. If you ever want to find those images again you had better add some keywords now!

Of course, as your collection of images grows, so does your list of keywords. In a previous article I talked about using hierarchies in your keyword list. This helps bring order to your collection and unclutter you list so you can find things. To further help you organize and unclutter, Lightroom supports synonyms. Let’s take a look at this powerful feature.

One of the most powerful and useful features of Lightroom is its keyword capability. Not only can you create a useful set of keywords but Lightroom allows you to put those keywords into a hierarchical structure. This adds a further level of organization to your keywords. Instead of scrolling through an ever growing list of keywords, you can categorize them in a collapsible structure.