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Working Photographer and Educator Spyros Henratis shares his insight on how to organize your digital images using any digital assets management program.
World Backup Day is set aside as a reminder to backup your files, even if it’s once a year! Unfortunately, most people don’t think to backup their files until they face a hard drive crash–and yes even solid-state drives will
Arguably, making the move from just a bunch of disks (JBOD) to a RAID like those I use from Drobo, is where to start? That’s simple. Answer this question: How much storage will be needed to house the data on
A reminder, we’ve got a great free webinar today all about traveling and taking pictures.  You can watch the event for free live (and ask questions) or just bookmark this post and watch the replay. When: Today, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at
Taking your camera on the road can add all sorts of extra challenges. Â Being away from home or office leads to all sorts of bad backups, putting your pictures at risk. Â In this free webinar we tackle how to keep
The process of backing up refers to the copying and archiving of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a data-loss event. Having a backup system in place can provide peace of mind; however that
Would you like to NEVER lose a photo again?  It’s possible if you join us for our next webinar. It’s hard to put a price tag on years of memories you captured on camera.  If you sell your images, it’s even
Following the 3-2-1 Backup theory – 3 copies of your data: 2 stored locally, 1 stored offsite – your valuable data, including photos and documents, are protected. If a local hard drive fails, you can quickly replace it with the
I have a theory, that says people only get concerned about data backup after they lost everything. Until that moment, you carelessly load your images onto a single hard drive, assume all is okay in the world, and only move
Building on the 3-2-1 Backup for Photographer’s plan, Building a Bulletproof Backup System gives tips on what hardware and software is needed for the plan to be foolproof.
How much are your photos worth? Can you afford to lose them all and start over? 3-2-1 Backup for Photographers is a foolproof way to ensure this will never happen to you.
I love it when photographers get extra creative with documenting daily life and the most mundane things out of it. It can be challenging to single out something interesting to capture in everyday things. It’s easy to fall into the
As photographers, we often take for granted one of the most important pieces of equipment we can invest in — memory cards. Whether you use CF or SD cards, there’s some simple things to remember in order to avoid card failure.
One of the most common questions I get asked is about if whether I have frightening encounters with animals when I am photographing at night. The answer is yes. People always think that it’s things like dogs, coyotes and snakes.
This Exposure Tactics post explains what a “technically proper” exposure is and how to get there. Remember I said technically proper, not creatively right. The three photos above are with different exposures. Each one brings out a different feeling or
Have you been shooting 35mm film for a while and are considering moving to medium format next? You may have encountered 645 (6-by-4.5 cm) as one of the formats available for 120 film. But, is it the right film format
I wish I had a real studio! This was my big goal at the end of 2019. Right before the world went crazy. I mean it has always been my dream! But 2020 was the year it was going to
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today Skip and I have a detailed discussion about what photographers can do to make 2021 (and 2022, actually) better than ever. “Growth
Being stuck at home doesn’t need to stunt our creativity. With just a few simple items that you probably already have around the house, we can create interesting images and have fun experimenting by doing macro photography. You have many
For many photographers, 35mm is the ideal focal length for street photography. However, if you’ve ever been curious about wide you can go with your choice of lenses for this genre, the quick video above by Pierre Lambert will give
We are all photographers. Phones. Tablets. Cameras. Every one of us can at almost any given moment take a photo. The question is how can you make your images different from anyone else’s? “The real voyage of discovery consists not
