{"id":340,"date":"2025-11-18T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitumconsulting.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:43:13","slug":"metadata-why-10-keywords-are-better-than-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitumconsulting.com\/?p=340&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Metadata: Why 10 Keywords Are Better Than 100"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Define your 10 to 20 main keywords. This is not a trivial exercise: it is the foundation of your \u201chome-made taxonomy,\u201d the system that structures your visual universe, your projects, your recurring themes, and the way you organize your images.<\/p>   <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Many photographers use keywords spontaneously, improvising depending on their mood or on the subject of the day. The result: dozens of variations for a single concept (portrait \/ portraits \/ portraiture), inconsistencies, omissions\u2026 and above all, the impossibility of finding those images quickly.<\/p>   <p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Concrete example:<\/strong> instead of having \u201cportrait,\u201d \u201cportraits,\u201d \u201cportraiture,\u201d or \u201cperson photo,\u201d choose ONE term \u2014 \u201cportrait\u201d \u2014 and stick to it.<\/p>  <div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.digitumconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capture-decran-le-2025-11-18-a-07.24.24-e1763469638561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitumconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capture-decran-le-2025-11-18-a-07.24.24-e1763469638561.png 726w, https:\/\/www.digitumconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Capture-decran-le-2025-11-18-a-07.24.24-e1763469638561-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>  <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\">Why limit your list to 10\u201320 keywords?<\/h2>   <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Because this imposed framework becomes a tool for discipline. It allows you to:<\/p>   <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li class=\"has-small-font-size\">maintain consistency across the entire collection;<\/li>   <li class=\"has-small-font-size\">avoid duplicates and unnecessary synonyms;<\/li>   <li class=\"has-small-font-size\">speed up keyword assignment in Lightroom, Capture One, or Bridge;<\/li>   <li class=\"has-small-font-size\">achieve instant search results, even in a catalog of 100,000+ images.<\/li> <\/ul>   <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In other words: less chaos, more control.<\/p>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\">A small list, a huge impact<\/h2>   <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Your home-made taxonomy works like an internal language: it reflects your style, your recurring interests, your signature themes, and it makes your workflow easier every single day. The more consistently you use the same terms, the stronger and more usable your collection becomes.<\/p>   <p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Simple. 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