Tag Archives: workflow To shoot or not to shoot? And just who exactly are you shooting for? When it comes to weddings, I feel like many of us are scrambling to maintain a fine balance between shooting for our clients, our vendors, and our publications. But where to draw the line? Here’s some of my thoughts when it...  So, we’re all in our studios/offices. We all have our own custom backup solutions (I hope). However, backup solutions can change as time goes by. And sometimes, they change back. But then, things can get confusing. You’re juggling multiple hard drives wondering what photos are on which hard drive. Enter calamity. My friend Eric Doggett... by dustinmeyer 2 comments June 12, 2010 - 12:17 pm
Great stuff here! I am big on backups. The problem with the Drobo (at least the model I have) is that it’s painfully slow. Even using the Firewire 800 interface. It’s alright as a backup, but don’t expect to use it for day-to-day editing. There are much faster RAID options out there. For every shoot, I have multiple backups in the studio plus in an offsite-storage location. I have DVD and harddrive backups for everything. But, I need to take a look at some online solutions as well for additional security. Love the idea of using S3 as a backup service! Eric August 16, 2010 - 6:22 pm
Sorry, the Drobo system is slow, proprietary, and unreliable. It has no advantages over a RAID 10 setup, and is much more costly. I have heard multiple horror stories about people losing entire archives on Drobo. The best way is still the old way, I’m afraid. Single drives backed up in separate physical locations. But you are on to something with Jungledisk. Haven’t used it, but have used http://www.backblaze.com, which is going in the right direction, but too slow to upload for pro photogs. In any case, I would use it as a third backup, still keeping control of at least 2 physical backups. Ben Miller |
|
by dustinmeyer
no comments