By default, captions, keywords, etc. are stored in the Lightroom data base. You can turn on an option that causes Lightroom to also write this information to the files themselves (except for Raw, in which case Lightroom writes this information to sidecar files).
What are keywords in Lightroom?
Keywords are basically metadata (or information) in the form of words that you can add to an image file. This keyword metadata is added to your image in Lightroom’s Library Module – specifically in the Keywording Panel. To open the Keywording Panel in the Library Module, just press Cmd/Ctrl + 2.
You could be thinking “Where are keywords stored when I add keywords to photos?”
When you add keywords to photos, the changes are stored in Lightroom Classic, but the keywords aren’t saved to the files unless the Automatically Write Changes Into XMP option is selected in the Catalog Settings dialog box.
Where are my Lightroom photos stored?
While Lightroom does not store your wedding photos within its software or on a Cloud drive that is supported by the software, it does allow you to decide where you want to store your photos. Lightroom is all about flexibility, customization, and personal preferences, which is perfect for you in your wedding photography workflow.
Go to Lightroom (PC: Edit)> Catalog Settings and click on the General tab. Once the Catalog Settings dialog opens, you’ll see the location of the open catalog displayed at the top, as well as its file name, date created, date of last backup, date of last optimization, and its file size on disk.
How do I Find my Lightroom catalog?
Here’s how to find your catalog: Launch Lightroom. Go to Lightroom (PC: Edit)> Catalog Settings and click on the General tab. Once the Catalog Settings dialog opens, you’ll see the location of the open catalog displayed at the top, as well as its file name, date created, date of last backup, date of last optimization, and its file size on disk.
Here is what my research found. by default, Lightroom Classic saves backed up catalogs to the following locations : Inside the Backups folder, Lightroom Classic creates a folder with the date and time of the backup: YYYY-MM-DD HRMN. (The time is represented by a 24-hour clock without a colon between hours and minutes.).
What is the Lightroom Classic catalog workflow?
The Lightroom Classic catalog workflow provides two distinct advantages for photographers: Lightroom Classic offers flexibility in managing, organizing, and editing photos because your photos can be anywhere — on the same computer with the Lightroom Classic application, on an external hard disk, or perhaps on a network drive.