I am so paranoid about loss of data. And when you have more than 700GB of images in 1 Lightroom catalogue then it becomes obvious that you must keep things running.

Not to set my requirments bar too high, I set to find what was avalaible to me. So I put my IT thinking cap on and thought about several possibilities that could work for me. This is what I prioritised my requirements;

Speed - I have to be able to get access to my images in a flash

Localised restores – something that is close by so I can get to it quickly

Off-site – this is paramount to a full disaster recovery solution

Up-to-date - keep my portable laptop sync’ed with all the business and ensure all documents…

Times are changing and Getty is aiming to meet the demands of consumers by providing quality images at affordable prices.  Getty has taken their image collections and archives and created new image sizes to meet the needs of the web and email marketing projects.  Their new image file sizes are very small starting at 170 pixels, 280 pixels and 430 pixels. These images are designed specifically for mobile and online use.   Read the full post

Shutterbug magazine is a well rounded popular magazine for professional photographers.  This magazine is packed with all kinds of good information. In 2008 Shutterbug featured an article by the Australian photojournalist, Peter Skinner.  Skinner’s article, “Covering the Sports Beat; Capturing the Action” he uses photographs from nine types of sporting events to illustrate how to capture action and emotion.

click on “Covering the Sports Beat; Capturing the Action“