Originally published December 2011 and most recently updated April 22, 2024 to try to keep up with the latest iterations of Lightroom (followers have been making good suggestions and asking germane questions.) Also a suggestion from Rob Sylvan of Lightroomers.com. © 2017 Paulo Pettigiani. All Rights Reserved. www.PaoloPettigiani.com Used by written permission. No third-party use. […]
Backup, Backup, Backup
OK, so I’m anal. I don’t just back up our images once, I do it in triplicate for irreplaceable files and in duplicate for other files. Yup, you heard me, at least twice, and often three times. That’s four copies total of all Arnie’s and my photographs. As the old ad says, “…Because I’m worth it!”
So, why all those copies? Easy, if one or two of my external hard drives fail, we are still good to go. We’re professionals, and over the years, we’ve made too many images that we don’t want to lose…
Care and Feeding of Your Lightroom Catalog
Originally published December 2013 and most recently updated October 27, 2021. The Care and Feeding of Your Lightroom Catalog could just as easily be called The Health and Maintenance of Your Lightroom Catalog. But catalogs are not static, and I preferred the title above. So, why the cactus images? Lightroom can get what I call […]