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NASdrive
Network-attachedstorageis a harddrive,oftenwithtwoor
moredrivesorganisedin a RAIDconfiguration,whichmeans
thedriveswillsavethe
sameinformationin caseof
onedrivefailing.Usuallyvia
Wi-Fior anothernetwork,
thedrivescanbeaccessed
wirelesslyor off-site.I
t goeswithoutsayingthat
digitaltechnologycompletely
revolutionisedphotographyby
makingit muchmoreaccessible,
arguablyevendemocratisingthe
medium;whatwasoncea closedworld
oftechniquespasseddownonlyfrom
professionaltoassistant,hasevolvedto
thepointwhereyoucanlearnpractically
anyshootingoreditingtechniquefrom
a writtenorvideotutorialwitha quick-
and-easywebsearch.Oneoftheproblems,however,is that
becauseoftheeaseinwhichwecannow
produceimages,ofteninlargequantities,
howweedit,store,catalogueandbackup
ourfileshasbecomea newchallenge.Of
course,it is easy,butbadhabitsandlack
oftimecanhavesevereconsequences.So
howcanwecreatea safe,easilyaccessible
andfuture-proofedimagearchive?
Oneofthemostdifficult,andindeed
undervalued,tasksforphotographershas
alwaysbeenhowtoeffectivelyarchiveJamesAbbottexplainshowyoucancreate a
safeandeasily accessiblearchivethat willkeep
yourdigitalimagesprotectedfora longtime
Future-proof yo ur fi
Desktop HD
The most obvious backup solution is to
use a desktop hard drive where you can
save a second backup of your images
that’s separate from your computer’s
hard drive. There are many options
available, and these days a model with
at least 4TB of storage can provide large
enough capacity for years of use.Technique ARCHIVING AND STORAGE
their images. In the days of fi lm, archiving
was much harder because you’d only have
one set of negatives and/or transparencies
that would be kept in the home or studio,
with off -site options being limited to
archival quality prints should the worst
happen. These days, things can be much
simpler because digital fi les can be
replicated infi nitely, making multiple
image backups incredibly easy. But the
diffi culty can begin as early as the point
you download your shots from the
memory card to your computer, and small
mistakes at each subsequent step can
cement headaches further down the line.
The simple answer here is to create an
editing and archiving workfl ow that’s
effi cient and secure.© GETT Y IMAGES