On Jul 11, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > True. But is the scattered backup a function of Lightroom?
No, it's more a function of the user in my view, Paul. I freely admit I have gaps in my Lightroom knowledge and bad photo management habits. There are other factors as well. Within the last year, I switched from a PC (it crashed after heavy use for 6 years) to Mac: iPhone, iPad, and iMac, and I'm still learning the new hardware and software. Then I upgraded to Lightroom 4, then the previously mentioned external hard drive crashed, then I discovered that my two external drives are less identical in folder organization than I thought, so I'm a bit overwhelmed here with technology changes. On top of all this, I'm at a funny stage in my life and photographically--a kind of transition phase. I want to clear stuff out--get rid of the proverbial stuff--and this includes my photos. In many respects, this might be a good time to deal with the photo management issue because I can multitask this problem: get a good management and workflow going and get rid of non-keepers, and better organize those categories of photos I care most about, then move on. In terms of storage, I miss the analogue days: you had a box of negatives and a box of prints. Neither was immune from damage, but in terms of management it was much easier. With digital, well, everyone knows the score there. So, don't blame Lightroom! :-) Cheers, Christine -- 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.
