by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 23, 2014 | Archiving, Beginner, Intermediate, Technology
Every January people talk about their New Year’s resolutions. For photographers, one of our main resolutions should be to archive everything we’ve done the previous year. It’s not fun, but it is manageable, and actually much easier now than it was with...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 12, 2013 | Archiving, Beginner, Computers, Intermediate, Travel
Ever feel like you’ve never got enough room for your photos? We’re shooting more pictures with ever higher resolution cameras, and that’s creating a problem. Here are some of the solutions I use to deal with that problem. When traveling, I like to carry one or...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jan 14, 2013 | Archiving, Computers, Video
As photographers, we try to be aware of the risks to our images, both short and long-term. And as visual people, those concerns should go beyond just photos. If you have important memories on VHS tapes, time’s running out to preserve them. There are no solid numbers...
by Reed Hoffmann | Dec 31, 2012 | Advanced, Archiving, Computers, Intermediate
In the old days, photographers worried about keeping track of their pictures and how long they would last. Both film and prints deteriorate over time. With digital that’s no longer a worry – digital files can last forever, since they’re just numbers. The trick is...
by Reed Hoffmann | Oct 8, 2012 | Advanced, Archiving, Intermediate
I received an email recently from a friend who went to China with me in May. He was shooting with the new Nikon D800, and had a question: “How do you cope with the mass storage requirements of the D800? With the volume of photography you’ve done lately I...
by Reed Hoffmann | Jul 6, 2012 | Archiving, Beginner, History, Intermediate
As the photographer in the family, I’m expected to deal with all things involving pictures. Which had me going through thousands of old photos last week. We had to move my mother to a nursing home last year, and are now we’re getting ready to sell her house. During a...
