{"id":3734,"date":"2012-11-10T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2012-11-10T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-10T07:00:08","slug":"saturdays-with-shauna-photography-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/10\/saturdays-with-shauna-photography-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturdays with Shauna: Photography! Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Welcome to the final installment on Photography, and also my last \u201cSaturday with Shauna\u201d here on the Singles blog!\u00a0 In the past three weeks we\u2019ve covered why you should intentionally take more photos of your family and friends, tips on taking better photos, and making albums and wall photos from your digital images.\u00a0 This week we will discuss archiving because let\u2019s face it, computers crash.\u00a0 You want to keep your images safe so when disaster strikes, you won\u2019t lose your precious memories.<\/p>\n

So after you\u2019ve taken some photos, you download the photos from your camera or memory card to your computer, right?\u00a0 That\u2019s what most of us do, I believe.\u00a0 That\u2019s a great start!\u00a0 You now have the images saved to your computer, but what next?\u00a0 What if your computer crashes?\u00a0 Here\u2019s what I recommend:<\/p>\n

Get yourself an external hard drive!\u00a0 They connect to any computer via USB and you can get a lot of space for very little money.\u00a0 For example, here\u2019s a Seagate external hard drive on amazon.com that hold three terabytes for only $119.99<\/a>. \u00a0Do you know how many photos you could store in three terabytes of space?\u00a0 A LOT.\u00a0 Totally worth spending a hundred bucks or so on.<\/p>\n

So after you get yourself one of these, as soon as you download your photos to your computer you then want to copy your photos over to the external hard drive.\u00a0 At this point, your photos are still on your camera, on your computer, and on your external hard drive.\u00a0 Three places, but we\u2019re still not safe.\u00a0 You have to delete the photos from your camera\/memory card at some point in order to take more photos, so you really only have them saved in two places.\u00a0 But both your computer and your external hard drive could crash, so what else should we do?\u00a0 Burn them onto a CD.<\/p>\n

Your computer should have a CD drive that is capable of burning discs but if not, you can find USB CD drives fairly cheap.\u00a0 You\u2019ll want to keep blank CD\u2019s on hand so that you can quickly burn a CD of your new photos.\u00a0 Label it and file it away somewhere, preferably in a fire-proof safe.\u00a0 Or if you already have a security deposit box at your bank, your CD\u2019s would be a great addition to that.\u00a0 If you have neither, you can pick up a small fire-proof safe at your local Wal-Mart or Target for around $30.\u00a0 It\u2019s worth the investment because not only can you store your photo CD\u2019s in it, but you can also store important documents like birth certificates, marriage certificates, titles, deeds, etc.<\/p>\n

At this point, we have our photos on our computer, an external hard drive, and a CD.\u00a0 I\u2019m assuming by now you\u2019ve deleted them from your camera\/memory card so you can take more photos \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 In my opinion, this is still not enough.\u00a0 What if you lose your CD or it gets scratched or broken?\u00a0 The last thing I\u2019d recommend is storing your photos in a cloud drive online.<\/p>\n

Why store your photos online?\u00a0 Because if your computer crashes, your external hard drive is damaged or lost, and your CD is scratched and can\u2019t be read, you will still have your photos online.\u00a0 Most online storage websites back up your data also, so chances are pretty good that your photos will always be there when you need them.\u00a0 Some websites charge a fee, so you may need to shop around to find one in your price range.\u00a0 Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

Flickr<\/a> \u2013 you will need to pay for a Pro account in order to save uncompressed photos.<\/p>\n

Photobucket<\/a> \u2013 free unlimited photo storage (with file size limits).<\/p>\n

Mozy<\/a> \u2013 paid online data backup, not only for photos, but for all your files.<\/p>\n

These are just a few, I\u2019m sure if you do a Google search you can find more to choose from.\u00a0 There are lots of pros to having cloud storage, but a major con is that websites can be hacked and your photos could be viewed or even stolen.\u00a0 So even though I recommend it in addition to your computer, external hard drive, and CD storage, you will have to decide for yourself if the risks and costs are worth it to you.<\/p>\n

So there you have it.\u00a0 I hope you have found this series helpful in your photographic journey!\u00a0 Please be sure to share some of your photos with us on the Facebook community group page and also leave a comment below!<\/p>\n

<3 Shauna<\/p>\n

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You can find Shauna blogging about her other hobbies such as knitting, crochet, and cooking on her personal website, www.workhomeplay.net<\/a>.\u00a0 She also blogs on GCH: What\u2019s on Your Plate?<\/a> on Tuesdays.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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