Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step 16:
At the bottom of the Apply During Import
panel is a field where you can type in key-
words, which is just a fancy name for search
terms (words you'd type in if, months later,
you were searching for the photos you're
now importing). Lightroom embeds these
keywords right into your photos as they're
imported, so later you can search for (and
actually find) them by using any one of
these keywords. At this stage of the game,
you'll want to use very generic keywords—
words that apply to every photo you're
importing. For example, for these guitar
photos, I clicked in the Keywords field,
and typed in generic keywords like Guitars,
Product Shots, Red, Black Background, and
Schecter (the make of guitar). Put a comma
between each search word or phrase, and
just make sure the words you choose are
generic enough to cover all the photos
(in other words, don't use Whammy Bar,
because you don't see the whammy bar
in every photo).
Step 17:
I mentioned this earlier, but at the bot-
tom right of the Import window is the
Destination panel, which just shows again
exactly where your photos are going to be
stored once they're imported from your
memory card. At the top left of this panel
is a + (plus sign) button and if you click
on it, there's a pop-up menu (shown here)
where you can choose to
Create New
Folder
, which actually creates a new folder
on your computer at whatever location
you choose (you can click on any folder
you see to jump there). While you're in
that menu, try the
Affected Folders Only
command to see a much simpler view of
the path to the folder you've chosen (as
seen here—this is the view I use, since
I always store my photos within the My
Lightroom Photos folder. I don't like to
see all those other folders all the time,
so this just hides them from view until
I choose otherwise).
