What's your workflow.

[bhargav]

I'm currently filling up my Macbook Pro Harddrive with the Raw+JPEG out of the camera. I let LR manage the library. I also backup to an external 1TB hdd. But the MBP Hardrrive is now filling up fast. I have another 1TB HDD free but before I'm not sure whether I should move my whole library to that? Just wanted to know what solution the others are using.

1. Do you use a dedicated harddrive for the photos and backup to another one?
2. Do you store in your computer and use external for backup?
3. Any other solutions?

The downside of external solutions is that you need them handy every time you need to access a photo.

[Nisseliten]

I shoot only raw, as I find no need for that extra jpg. I use two 2TB drives mirrored, and one 1TB drive that gets a secondary backup of everything new each night. I replace the 1TB drive when it gets full and replace it, tho I have yet to fill the 2TB drives, I suspect I will replace them both at the same time and just start my catalog over again. ofcourse as I am using a stationary mac pro, I have the luxury of having HD's connected at all time just laying around, which is unfortunately not as easy when using a macbook pro.

I replaced the superdrive in my macbook and replaced it with a HD cabinet. Works wonders, even tho I rarely use it for photography (Old first aluminum chassi model) but that might be a solution that could get you a step on the way. PM me if you want a link for the macbook mod, I think I paid 20-30 dollars in total and it's 15 minutes of work fiddling inside the macbook.

[miran]

1. I think twice before I press the shutter.
2. I delete everything that doesn't work already on the camera.
3. I delete most of everything else on the computer before raw conversion (I shoot raw only) and keep only the... keepers.

That way I have no problems with many gigabytes of worthless pixels.

Well, that's the theory anyway. In reality I'd still like to cut down the number of files I keep around.

[Nisseliten]

I only shoot crappy pictures, I need to save what I get

[SonicScot]

you guys!

I use an HP desktop computer. It has a 1Tb hard-drive which is 85% empty.

I keep all my photos on two 1Tb external hard-drives, one mirrors the other. If one were to die I lose nothing. If both died at the same time I'd be up shit creek without a paddle.

I only shoot RAW, I chimp a good bit while I'm out and about, deleting anything that I messed up. The LCD can lie so if in doubt, I keep it.

From what I import into Lightroom I probably end up keeping about 50%.

[poilu]

[bhargav]

Thanks all for replies. I guess I need to organise myself a bit more! I unnecessarily shoot Raw+JPEG when I haven't even touched a single jpeg since last 1.5 years I think. I also need to get into habit of deleting redundant shots in camera itself. On the workflow front, I guess using a dedicated external disk that is backed up every week is the way to go for me. I've got 750gb in the MBP that is half filled now.

Nisseliten, I will look into the Mod you mention. Does that work with new models too?

[Orio]

An old painter I knew used to say this: "Never destroy your paintings. By looking back at them after some years you will be able to see how far you have proceeded.
Also, sometimes a painting that seems insignificant to you today, may become interesting to you in 10 years from now"

I believe that what he said also applies to photos. I only delete the technically unrecoverable photos, the duplicates (which happen when you shoot in continuous mode), and the test photos that don't serve me anymore.
I keep the rest, and for this reason I have a big archive. But I do backup on multiple DVDs the really precious shots and series. And of course I do print the best ones (which is the best archival method I know).

[miran]

[Nisseliten]

[ForenSeil]

I have an external 1TB HDD to backup all my pics. Once a year I make a "spring-cleaning" and and my plan is to buy another external HDD every ~ 2-3 years and and store the old external HDD somewhere else (for case of fire etc.).