Now available on YouTube, Photofocus publisher, Rich Harrington hosts Mark Fuccio, VP of Product Development at Drobo and me, photographer and Photofocus author, Kevin Ames in a lively discussion about the business of safe storage and the challenges photographers and videographers face in managing terabytes of images. Discussion points They begin with an explanation of "Safe Storage" using a working drive and multiple copies as backups. Backup strategies and software are talked about as well as how a Drobo differs from Just A Bunch of Disks … [Read more...] about Drobo Webinar Why Safe Storage is Good Business for Photographers
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Fixing Three Common Workflow Problems with the Drobo 5N
Well… It’s a pretty exciting day here at SharkPixel and Washington DC Headshots. I am finally upgrading my storage “situation” thanks to the amazing people over at Drobo. John Harrington once told me, there are two types of photographers in this world; people who have had a drive fail and people that will. So when I was asked to review the set-up process as a person who was completely unfamiliar with any of Drobo’s products previously in exchange for a Drobo 5N unit, I jumped at the opportunity. In this article, you’ll see how the Drobo 5N … [Read more...] about Fixing Three Common Workflow Problems with the Drobo 5N
Free Webinar: Why Safe Storage is Good Business for Photographers
Would you like to NEVER lose a photo again? It's possible if you join us for our next webinar. Our next webinar covers important strategies on how to keep your photos and video safe (especially if you make money off your images). This webinar will share practical advice for photographers and videographers from pros Kevin Ames and Rich Harrington. Also joining them is hard drive guru Mark Fuccio. Why Safe Storage is Good Business for Photographers Join us for this month's hangout. We'll be tackling Why Safe Storage is Good Business … [Read more...] about Free Webinar: Why Safe Storage is Good Business for Photographers
Drobo 5N User Review–It’ll Make You A Superhero
12You've probably had the experience of a client calling with an urgent need for a photo that you have in your image library (which, of course, is safely backed up using a Drobo or other RAID/NAS system). You'd be happy to help your client, but the picture is on the drive at the office, or at home, and you're traveling and won't be back for a week. Normally, you'd have to say, "I'm sorry, I can't help you until Monday." However, if you're using the Drobo 5N, you've got a solid way to help your client and solidify yourself as a superhero in … [Read more...] about Drobo 5N User Review–It’ll Make You A Superhero
All Hard Drives Eventually Fail – Are Your Precious Photos Protected?
It happened to me last weekend. I got an email from my Drobo 5D (ain’t technology grand?) alerting me that one of my Western Digital 3.0 TB Green Drives had failed. When I got to my office my Drobo was spinning away and the push notification informed me that Drobo was in the process of moving around and protecting my data and not to remove any drives until it was done. I was able to access all my files as usual during this process. I opened photos, edited them, saved them, etc. I did all that with no problem. While I had a hard drive fail, no … [Read more...] about All Hard Drives Eventually Fail – Are Your Precious Photos Protected?
Lightroom Live: 2 Minute Miracles with Nicolesy
You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Thursday, September 8th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2:30 pm in Newfoundland. Check out the YouTube event here and it'll show your … [Read more...] about Lightroom Live: 2 Minute Miracles with Nicolesy
Lightroom Live: 2 Minute Miracles with Nicolesy
You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Thursday, September 8th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2:30 pm in Newfoundland. Check out the YouTube event here and it'll show your … [Read more...] about Lightroom Live: 2 Minute Miracles with Nicolesy
Restoring My MacBook Pro Back to Life With The Drobo 5N
Having a backup plan for your data is great, but the real test comes when you have to actually restore your information from that backup in the unfortunate event of a computer failure. That test came for me a few weeks ago, when my 2012, 15 inch MacBook Pro completely froze on me one morning. I did a hard restart via the power button, but soon discovered (to my complete and utter horror) that the computer could no longer complete the booting process. No matter how many times I tried to restart, it could not get even 50% through the progress … [Read more...] about Restoring My MacBook Pro Back to Life With The Drobo 5N
The InFocus Interview Show | Photofocus Podcast August 21st, 2016
https://soundcloud.com/photofocus/infocus-show-8212016 With your new host Rod Harlan. In this episode Scott Bourne interviews Trey Radcliff about a new line of camera bags, some new AuroraHDR News, and a bit about the History of Art. Then Levi Sim interviews Matt Kloskowski about HDR and bracketing, combined with using the power of modern cameras to help you be more creative. Finally, we have Kevin Ames interviewing Drobo CTO Rod Harrison about the new line of Drobo models, the history of the company, and the difference between … [Read more...] about The InFocus Interview Show | Photofocus Podcast August 21st, 2016
Free webinar: 3-2-1 Backup (NEVER lose a photo again)
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 more important. How much would I lose if you lost everything on your hard drive? The solution here is the 3-2-1 Backup Concept Create three copies of your files Store on two different media Keep one backup copy offsite. 3-2-1 Backup | A Storage Workflow Hangout Join us for this month's hangout. We'll be … [Read more...] about Free webinar: 3-2-1 Backup (NEVER lose a photo again)
Two Simple Ways to Protect Photos on Travels
Photographing while travelling is a joy, and you'll make many of your best pictures when you're visiting somewhere new and are inspired by the culture and events. You may also have the opportunity to travel and shoot for clients. Either way, you need to make sure you get your photos home and keep them safe along the way. Here are some ideas to help you get it done without a big hassle. Keep It Simple There are volumes written on data management and backup, and you should read those. The most important thing about data management is keeping … [Read more...] about Two Simple Ways to Protect Photos on Travels
Installing & Using DroboPix Tutorial
DroboPix is a brand new app for iOS that makes uploading iPhone and iPad photos automatically when either device comes inside a preset location. If you have a Drobo 5N or B810n attached to your network, you have everything you'll need to take control of the immense library of photos stored on your iPhone or iPad. While those devices now sport storage up to 128 gigabytes for iPhone or 256 gigabytes on iPad, photos and videos can quickly eat up a huge amount of space on our devices. Having a system that seamlessly uploads copy to protected … [Read more...] about Installing & Using DroboPix Tutorial
Lightroom Hangout: Lies Cameras Tell Part II
You gotta join us live for our next Google+ Hangout, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Monday, August 1st at 2:00 pm Eastern, 1:00 pm Central, 12:00 am Mountain, and 11:00 am Pacific. 3:30 pm in Newfoundland. RSVP here and it'll show your local time. This … [Read more...] about Lightroom Hangout: Lies Cameras Tell Part II
Lightroom Hangout: Lies Cameras Tell Part II
You gotta join us live for our next Google+ Hangout, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Monday, August 1st at 2:00 pm Eastern, 1:00 pm Central, 12:00 am Mountain, and 11:00 am Pacific. 3:30 pm in Newfoundland. RSVP here and it'll show your local time. This … [Read more...] about Lightroom Hangout: Lies Cameras Tell Part II
Drobo 5D: Solving My Storage Problems
I plugged in my first-ever Drobo unit a few weeks ago. I realized my computer was out of hard drive space yet again and it just made sense to store my photography working files on the Drobo 5D. The transition to the Drobo was seamless. Now that I have been up and running for a while I keep asking myself, “Why did I wait this long” to get a Drobo?" I do not like to change equipment or software. My experience is that something always goes haywire and I spend way too much time talking to Technical Support from whatever company I bought my … [Read more...] about Drobo 5D: Solving My Storage Problems
Developing a Safety Net to Protect Your Computer Data
Although making a “backup” goes to the heart of protecting computer data, creating a thoughtfully conceived “safety net" developed after an analysis of risks, needs and budgetary restraints, will minimize your frustrations, stress and computer "down" time. Risks Start by listing possible computer failures and data loss scenarios that may affect all of your devices, including your desktop and laptop computers and your cell phone and tablet. Talk to friends and family and search the internet for ideas. My list includes: internal and external … [Read more...] about Developing a Safety Net to Protect Your Computer Data
Faster Storage for Photographers with Drobo 5Dt
Drobo has just started shipping a new storage system (in fact mine's already on its way to me). Drobo announced the DROBO 5D Turbo Edition also know as the Drobo 5Dt. I've recently had several talks with the company's CEO and leadership team, and they've assured me that they're laser-focussed on building tools for photographers and video pros. These is the first unit in that offering. What is the Drobo 5Dt? Drobo is offering a souped-up version of its popular 5D RAID system. Here's what's improved over the original Drobo 5D. A … [Read more...] about Faster Storage for Photographers with Drobo 5Dt
Lightroom Hangout: Backups & Updates with Mark Fuccio
You gotta join us live for our next Google+ Hangout, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We'll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. Plus you never know what else. We kick off Thursday, June 30th at 1:00 pm Eastern, 12:00 pm Central, 11:00 am Mountain, and 10:00 am Pacific. 2:30 pm in Newfoundland. RSVP here and it'll show your local time. This Month: … [Read more...] about Lightroom Hangout: Backups & Updates with Mark Fuccio
Cost: Drobo v/s Individual Drives
Photographers buy hard drives in external enclosures to keep up with the data they create with digital cameras and post-production software. When one fills up, another drive along with an enclosure is purchased. Before too long, there are several individual drives on the desk, each in its own enclosure. There has to be a more efficient way. Thanks to Drobo there is. Before I explain, there's some background info. Drobo or JBOD? JBOD is an acronym for Just A Bunch of Discs. This is where all photographers, myself included, start. It makes … [Read more...] about Cost: Drobo v/s Individual Drives
Drobo Webinar with Kevin Ames & Mark Fuccio
Join me and Drobo IVP for Products Mark Fuccio this Thursday, May 26th at 3:00pm EDT, noon PDT. I'll share how I manage over 750 thousand photographs in Lightroom, back them up and why I chose Drobo. This is not a sales webinar! As a matter of fact, Mark and I will give away a 4-bay Drobo to one attendee. Of course you have to be online with us to win. Register here and join us Thursday! Professional Photographer's Workflow I'll share shooting tips, tools, ingesting photos into Lightroom, using Bridge and of course, storage and backup of … [Read more...] about Drobo Webinar with Kevin Ames & Mark Fuccio
A First look at DroboAccess
If you’ve got a network-attached Drobo like a 5N or a B810n, one of the biggest problems was accessing your data outside of your local network. Unless you run a separate server like I do, remote access wasn’t possible. Knowing that this has been an issue, Drobo is proud to announce DroboAccess which aims to simplify remote file access and file sharing. It’s essentially letting you create your own personal “cloud” with end-to-end encryption. To be fair, for years Synology has offered a Quick Connect website to log in and remotely access your … [Read more...] about A First look at DroboAccess
March 31st is World Backup Day
That’s right…March 31st is World Backup Day! The stories and memories we capture through images are priceless, but they may not last forever without a solid backup plan. On World Backup Day, make sure that you’re precious files are backed up safe and sound. What should I Check Make sure your backup drives are all booting up and spinning Check that there is enough space to continue backing up, or look into getting a larger hard drive If your system has an automated backup, check and make sure it's completing it's backup without … [Read more...] about March 31st is World Backup Day
Announcing the winner of our latest Drobo contest
Andrew Clark is the lucky guy. He won a four-bay Drobo! When we contacted Andrew with the news here’s what he said: “I have never won anything before and it actually feels super great I have been wanting a Drobo for quite some time. I will use the Drobo to replace my current backup solutions which consist of multiple drives for redundancy, each with a different type of data on them. I think I currently have around 10 different small backup drives and it will be nice to get a few large hard drives and put all the info in one place and … [Read more...] about Announcing the winner of our latest Drobo contest
Instant Replay: Fixing (and Organizing) Holiday and Vacation Photos
Did you miss our cool hangout and fixing your holiday and vacation photos? This Google hangout will help you catch up on your photo backlog. We also tackled a bunch of questions on archive and backup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nasdb4eaq3Q This webinar will help you get your holiday and vacation photos looking great. you'll learn how to. Backup images to multiple hard drives Set up an organized folder structure to make it easy to find things Take advantage of cloud-based backup for those precious moments Quickly fix your images using … [Read more...] about Instant Replay: Fixing (and Organizing) Holiday and Vacation Photos
Attend Our Latest Webinar to Learn Some Photo Secrets on Organization and Speed
This is a reminder, that we have a very unique webinar this Wednesday. We're going to focus on how to organize your images, as well as show you how to tackle a whole range of problems that effect travel photos and family photos. This webinar is perfect for photographers of all levels. We'll be sure to show a wealth of things that help you speed up your workflow and keep your images safe. Joining us is storage expert Mark Fuccio as well! Okay... you made it through the holiday season... chances are you have a ton of photos that you've … [Read more...] about Attend Our Latest Webinar to Learn Some Photo Secrets on Organization and Speed
Fixing (and Organizing) Holiday and Vacation Photos
Okay... you made it through the holiday season... chances are you have a ton of photos that you've taken of your family and your trip. Now its time to get those images organized and processed to look their best. This webinar will help you get your holiday and vacation photos looking great. you'll learn how to. Backup images to multiple hard drives Set up an organized folder structure to make it easy to find things Take advantage of cloud-based backup for those precious moments Quickly fix your images using Photoshop, Lightroom, or a new … [Read more...] about Fixing (and Organizing) Holiday and Vacation Photos
Our New Lightroom Book Is Here – And Free Until February 14
We've been hard at work and have a brand new book for you (and it's totally free until February 14, 2016). Are you tired of spending too much time looking for your photos? Have you over lost track of some of your photos and felt totally stressed out? While Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a great tool to develop your photos, it also serves another important purpose keeping your images organized. But how you go about this process is pretty complex. The new book is called Get Organized in Lightroom. In its 212 pages you'll find practical advice … [Read more...] about Our New Lightroom Book Is Here – And Free Until February 14
Announcing the Winner in Our Latest Camera Contest from Drobo
While it took a while to track him down, we've got our winner for the last camera contest! Congratulations to Michael won a brand new Canon 7D Mark II and a Drobo of his choice. He went with the Drobo Mini. "It's a blessing to win," said Aragon. "It gives me an open door for more opportunity to be creative and explore the great unknown world of inspiration!" Michael knows how he'll put the two pieces of gear to use. "I will use my camera for many photography projects coming up! And for video projects that I love to do as well." And he … [Read more...] about Announcing the Winner in Our Latest Camera Contest from Drobo
Safe and Simple External Storage
Data loss is something that I wish upon no one. Those who have experienced this catastrophe already know that one occurrence can easily mess up one's day, jack up one's week, and quite possibly destroy one's year. Many of us have priceless photos of those we love, places we've experienced, and people we've seen. We want to keep those photos with us for our lifetime! That's why some of us have resorted to external hard drives to archive the lovely photos we take, right? But the right workflow matters. Using External Storage There are several … [Read more...] about Safe and Simple External Storage
Featured Photo by Shannon Kalahan
Thanks to our friends at or Google+ communities and feature it on Photofocus! Then each month well open voting from the community. The top vote getter will win a special prize from our partners at Drobo as well as a profile story here on Photofocus. Today's featured photo is by the talented Shannon Kalahan of Seeing Spots Photography. The photo - titled "Sounds of Silence" - was taken at Walnut Beach in Milford, CT at sunrise in January. This image is part of an ongoing project to showcase the beauty that Connecticut has to offer (and … [Read more...] about Featured Photo by Shannon Kalahan
