On Dec 19, 2010, at 11:50 PM, Andrew Allen wrote: > I do use my laptop as my desktop as well - and on my desk sits four > external hard drives in plug-play USB drive bays; they essentially act > like massive 2TB flash disks for backing up my work, storage, etc. In > addition, I use a second monitor (21 inch 4:3 ratio) in a vertical > stack setup - with my laptop acting as my primary monitor below the > large external. I do my editing in LR this way - using the two > monitor setup (one runs thumbnails of the gallery I'm working in - the > external displays my full image and I do my processing up top). Two > monitors are now a must-have for me; I love the real estate provided. >
That's certainly a viable solution, and a number of photographers and art directors that I know work much the same way. I prefer having my laptop unencumbered, because I use it away from my desk quite often. I'm a full time writer and photographer, but I spend more time writing than processing photos or shooting. In the summer, I frequently write outdoors, and even in the winter, I like to get away from the office and write in the living room. My desktop setup is similar to yours: ten USB drives, and two monitors. Only one monitor is used for critical rendering, the other displays the PhotoShop windows. When I have a tough writing assignment that requires numerous sources, I work on the desktop so that I can display a number of documents at once. Paul > -- > Andrew Allen > Freelance Photographer and Writer > www.andrewallenphoto.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
