Now that you’ve got your 3-2-1 backup plan in place, and have safely stored your photos in the cloud, let’s get back to basics: what hard drive is best to store your photos? Choosing a hard drive (or, more likely, drives) for your photos is an important decision. Your workflow,
Organizing photos can be time-consuming and tedious work, but the effort pays off making browsing and locating photos far more enjoyable. When grouping and organizing your photos, you’ll likely be faced with the folders vs. albums question: What are they and how do I use them? Most digital asset manager
Did you know that Lightroom might be eating up your computer’s hard drive space, without your knowledge? I didn’t. I kept wondering why my computer hard drive was always full. Eventually I stumbled onto Lightroom being the culprit. Lightroom works by uploading the photos that you import to your Adobe
SanDisk has created the Pro-Blade Ecosystem. The system includes the SSD Mag, the Transport system and the Pro-Blade station desktop system will be coming out later this year. Editor’s note: SanDisk sent us the Pro-Blade Transport and SSD Mag to review and keep; however, all opinions about this product are our
When you think of must-have gear as a photographer, SD cards aren’t exactly the most thrilling to talk about. If you put up a SanDisk SD card, a Sony TOUGH SD card and a variety of other brands, most photographers will probably be alright with any of them, given they
One of the major things that have come out lately about services like iCloud Photos is that it’s not meant to be used as a backup. And while you could transfer files with a cable to your computer, or deal with adapters, there’s a much easier solution. After all, Apple
Having reliable storage is key to any photo or video setup. Whether external drives are holding your main images or serve as a backup, it’s important to have drives that can stand the test of time, and be rugged enough to take a few bumps and bruises along the way.
It’s World Backup Day. You know what that means — now’s a great time to look at your backup strategies and make sure they’re reliable, secure and ready for anything that might happen. Our friends at B&H have some outstanding deals on hard drives to help get you the latest
In celebration of World Backup Day, we’ve put together an eBook full of tips and tricks we’ve collected over the years to help you keep your photos safe and secure. These articles are among thousands published over the last 20 years designed to help photographers grow. Photofocus is written by
Everyone agrees backing up your computer is necessary but not all backup plans are effective. Here’s how to ensure you have the best computer backup plan giving you peace of mind knowing your computer is safe. It starts with the 3-2-1 Backup plan The 3-2-1 Backup plan is simple —
While I think almost everyone agrees CFexpress cards are enabling cutting edge cameras to capture images faster than ever before, these cards come with a hefty price tag. What if I told you there was a way to build your own CFexpress cards at a fraction of the price? I
One day I walked into my studio looking for a piece of kit. It took a while to find what I was searching for. Then I went into the garage and inspiration struck. Hard to find kit As you slowly accumulate new photography gear it can eventually get out of
