The Looser
I was talking with a photography colleague of mine who was telling me a horror story of a lost CF card during a wedding. He had placed the card in a side pocket of one of his bags and forgotten about it. After a few days of searching with a huge lump in his throat he finally found it. Luckily his story ended well. Sadly, loosing imagery happens more than you might think. There are three things every photographer should consider:
1. Photographers who are shooting an all day shoot should be making duplicate copies of the shots while they are shooting on a separate hard drive and should not be deleting the cards as they shoot to make for more room. An experienced photographer will have 25-50% more card space than they typically use at any given event. A good hard drive to look into is the Jobo Giga One Ultra. I use the 120 gig and find it perfect for my needs to backup both mine and my assistants shots during the event.
2. The second issue is the card the photographer is using. Not all cards are created equally. You can find an QMEMORY 8 gig card for $30. Would I buy that card: absolutely not. I am sure they are okay cards, but I would not trust my livelihood with it. Also, I tend to only shoot around 300-4oo shots per card depending on the camera I am using. That translates for me to a 4 gig card. The reason for this is so I do not have all my eggs in one basket. If something does happen to the card, the entire wedding is not on that single 32 gig card. So for this reason you might look at a SanDisk Extreme IV 4 gig card for $60 or and 8 gig form $100. Other great pro cards are the HOODMAN RAW CF cards and the LEXAR Pro cards.
3. Lastly, how does the photographer backup their imagery once they get to their studio? If you are a client, always ask your photographer what their archive procedure is. I archive all the photos onto 2 Western Digital My Book 1 Terabyte drives and 2 640 gig drives, one DVD copy (DVDs are the worst way to archive since they only last a few years,) and two off-site archives houses. It is super important to me to never loose an image. Even in ten years from now, I am sure I will get some clients asking for a new copy of their images due to lost DVDs or poor back-up practices from their own discs I give them. I always assure them that they can come back to me any time for another copy should they need one. In the not too far future, everything will be up in space for virtual "grab" to whomever I allow access. Can't wait for that! : )
Be a good bride/groom and ask these questions, and for you photogs out there, be a good photographer and get a handle on your file safety.
See all 10 Wedding Photography Mistakes:
Mistake #1: The Looser
Mistake #2: The Unfamiliar
Mistake #3: The Truant
Mistake #4: The Time-line Crasher
Mistake #5: The Unprepared
Mistake #6: The Chimper
Mistake #7: The Do-Over Guy
Mistake #8: The Wrong Place Guy
Mistake #9: The Partier
Mistake #10: The Narcissist
Friday, March 27, 2009
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