Comments on: Keys to smart keywording and captioning http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/08/keys-to-smart-keywording-and-captioning/ A collaborative online community that brings together creative professionals of all disciplines, working together to keep our professions relevant, respected, and profitable Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Miki Johnson http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/08/keys-to-smart-keywording-and-captioning/comment-page-1/#comment-6342 Miki Johnson Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:33:58 +0000 http://blog.livebooks.com/?p=10920#comment-6342 From Lourdes Segade on Facebook: "i am kind of obsessed with this issue. it helps not only editors but also ourselves in the future when we need to find a photo in our archive." From Lourdes Segade on Facebook:
“i am kind of obsessed with this issue. it helps not only editors but also ourselves in the future when we need to find a photo in our archive.”

]]> By: Carlo A. Balistrieri http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/08/keys-to-smart-keywording-and-captioning/comment-page-1/#comment-6337 Carlo A. Balistrieri Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:12:02 +0000 http://blog.livebooks.com/?p=10920#comment-6337 Jessica, Thanks for the insight. I've done a lot of thinking about key words vs. captions and titles. My conclusion: captions and titles tell you what the subject IS (think nouns); keywords tell you ABOUT (describe) the subject (think adjectives and categories). To maximize the cataloguing power and flexibility of programs like Lightroom, the two should not overlap. Identifiers in the captions and descriptions in key words also help to alleviate the two most common key word problems: 1. too many of them, and 2. key words so narrow that they don't help to filter your photographs. Jessica,

Thanks for the insight. I’ve done a lot of thinking about key words vs. captions and titles. My conclusion: captions and titles tell you what the subject IS (think nouns); keywords tell you ABOUT (describe) the subject (think adjectives and categories).

To maximize the cataloguing power and flexibility of programs like Lightroom, the two should not overlap. Identifiers in the captions and descriptions in key words also help to alleviate the two most common key word problems: 1. too many of them, and 2. key words so narrow that they don’t help to filter your photographs.

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