Update your Copyright metadata to the new year (and hopefully better) in Lightroom.
Here’s where and how to update your website:
STEP 1: Open the Library Module, go to the Metadata menu, and select “Edit Metadata Presets”, as shown in the screenshot (by the by, even if you do not have a Copyright Template, you can still use this menu to start creating one).
STEP 2: Once the Edit Metadata Presets Window appears (shown below), select the name of preset that you wish to edit and it will display your copyright template information (as shown).
STEP FOUR: Click on the field next to Copyright, as shown below. Type in 2021 where previously it said 2020. You can create your first Copyright Template by typing in the IPTC Copyright and Creator Fields information (as shown here).
STEP 4: After updating the date, you can save your new preset. To do this, go to the pop-up window at the top and select “Save Current Setting as New Preset.”
STEP 5: You will be presented with a dialog box where you can name your new preset (as shown above).
STEP SEVEN: If there are no 2020 images that you haven’t yet imported into Lightroom, you can delete the preset from last year if desired (you won’t be using it if all of your images from 2018 have been imported). So if it’s something you want to do (it’s up to you – you don’t need to), you just have to select the 2020 Preset in the pop-up window; then choose the Delete Preset “2020 Copyright” (or whatever name you gave it —
P.S. Our first online conference for the year, the “Travel Photography Conference”, is less than 10 days away. The day before, I will be doing a session on “What makes a good travel photo”. This conference starts a week from next Tuesday. I hope you’ll join us. More information and tickets are available here.