When I was in college, I never thought about data management, I just wanted to make pictures. Over the years, I’ve switched from an unorganized stack of DVD backups to using a very organized RAID and online backup system. This has been a life saver when trying to find old photos. Over the past 2 years, I’ve started keywording all my photos. This will help in the future and my archive grows. My current archive for the past 3 years comes in at just under 200,000 photos. This year, I’m expecting to add a between 75-100K photos.

When I returned from Vancouver, I jumped into the start of wedding season. I did a quick check of my gear and realized there was no way I would make it through my first wedding before my hard drives filled up. So, I needed more hard drive space. My 1TB Raid had filled up. I checked out B&H and ordered the 4TB version of my current external drive. This should get me through the fall before I’ll need more space.

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