1. A digital camera for capturing images and for adding personal image metadata labels to the captured images, comprising: (a) an image sensor for capturing a plurality of images; (b) an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the plurality of captured images, from the image sensor, to produce a plurality of captured digital images; (c) a memory location for storing the plurality of captured digital images; (d) a display coupled to the memory location for displaying at least one of the plurality of captured digital images; (e) a user control for selecting a personal image metadata label which corresponds to an emotional or aesthetic category as judged by a user; and (f) a processor responsive to the user control for associating the personal image metadata label with the at least one of the plurality of displayed captured digital images.