EPISODE 13: WHY HAVE A HARD DRIVE?

1.     NEVER RUN OUT OF SPACE ON YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN-I cannot tell you how many times I have had photographers come to me and tell me that they are so tired of running out of space on their computer. There is a better way to do things friends! Buying an external hard drive will keep you from having to make more space constantly. Gone are the days of being unorganized today is the day that you are going to go out and buy an external hard drive!

2.     HARD DRIVES FAIL – Yes you heard me! If you learn anything from this podcast it should be that computers and hard drives fail! Be prepared. So many photographers have lost work and had to make that shameful call to their clients explaining what happened. Don’t let that be you. Make sure that you are backing up to at least one other place. I recommend buying two – three hard drives at the beginning of each year. That way you can mirror copy to each. If one hard drive fails, you will have an identical copy to pick up right where you left off. Just think; if you have a hard drive that has three years of images on it and It fails you will lose far more than a hard drive that only has one year’s worth of images. 

3.     CATALOGS BEGIN TO GLITCH WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE – Did you know that when you run out of space on your computer that you hard drives will begin to fail. This is the most common reason why Lightroom catalogs begin to glitch and fail. Make sure to check your hard drive to see if it is too full on a regular basis to avoid the frustration of having to re edit any work because your hard drive failed. If you are wondering how to do this, I teach this in the Ultimate Guide to Lightroom & Hard Drive Organization. This eBook will teach you how to; 

-       Choose the right hard drive for you 

-       Reformat your new hard drive

-       Create a Lightroom Catalog

-       Create a Lightroom Import preset

-       How to store your preset with your catalog

-       How to back up and be safe with your hard drive

-       The dos and don’ts of your hard drive

-       And most importantly; HOW TO NEVER LOSE ANYTHING AGAIN!

4.     ORGANIZATION – Did you know that one of Lightroom's key features is organization? Yes, Lightroom is mostly known for its editing capabilities but my favorite part is the ability to create collections and collection sets. By creating collections, you can organize your images within your Lightroom catalog. Like I said before…Gone are the days of thousands of folders everywhere or multiple catalogs. By using my system from The Ultimate Guide to Lightroom & Hard Drive Organization you will only have one folder on your hard drive and one catalog. 

If you are ready to be more organized and never lose anything again head to the link below to check out The Ultimate Guide To Lightroom & Hard Drive Organization - https://www.laurenmaevephotography.com/store/the-ultimate-guide-to-digital-asset-management

Don’t forget! I will be going live every Wednesday to talk about hard drive organization 

And…. The 50% off sale will be happening this month on May 31st - June 1st! 

See you all next week same time same place!