www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en juancarlostorres@gmail.com Juan Carlor Torres 2006 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:20:37 -0700 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:20:27 -0700 iBlog 1.4.6 Juan Carlos Torres Digital Wedding Photography Blog A place to discuss digital wedding photography techniques and workflow as well as wedding industry news and trends. Juan Carlos Torres juancarlostorres@gmail.com Digital Wedding Photography Blog Arts & Entertainment www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C421551132/E20060406140515/index.html Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:05:15 -0700 www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C421551132/E20060406140515/index.html www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20060406070832/index.html Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:08:32 -0700 www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20060406070832/index.html www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051028164141/index.html In the past wedding photography was almost always limited to stiff posses without much regard for the underlying story, emotion, romance, and behind the scene events of the wedding day.

Although there is still a big segment of the wedding industry that practices traditional photography with its preplanned poses, and recreation of the wedding peak events such as the kiss, the ring exchange, etc., the modern wedding couple demands a more contemporary approach to their wedding day.

...The central idea behind it has been the capture of the wedding events without any interference or direction from the wedding photographer.

...Several photographers offer a hybrid approach to wedding photography, usually a combination of traditional and journalistic wedding photography. In this approach the photographer focuses on documenting the wedding day but the coverage also includes a session with the couple for formal posed or semi-posed photographs and also family group photos.

...Inspired on high-end fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, GQ, American Photo, etc., and wedding magazines the photographer seeks to make the couple’s fantasies real. In the fashion wedding photography approach the goal is to make the wedding couple look their best.... This approach requires a great deal of artistic talent behind the camera and also great computer image editing skill to produce a unique photo. Half the photo is made on the camera with the second half achieved though digital image editing and manipulation.

...In our experience a big segment of the wedding couples want to capture the reality, details and romance of the wedding day but at the same time they have fantasies about their wedding and the way they should look.

When making a decision for a wedding photographer look closely to the photographer’s portfolio and see how it agrees with your philosophy on how your wedding day should be photographed. Regardless of your philosophy please make sure that you select a master of the craft, you and the next generation deserve masterpiece memories of your wedding day.

...His wedding photographs are unique and very artistic and have been featured in national and international magazines. ]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:41:41 -0700 www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051028164141/index.html www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051009143323/index.html Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:33:23 -0700 www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051009143323/index.html www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051008135527/index.html Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:55:27 -0700 www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051008135527/index.html www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051008102739/index.html As a professional wedding photographer and a certified computer systems administrator I will offer some recommendations about the best way to protect digital wedding images.

...Even when it is possible to format the flash cards in your computer using a flash card reader it can lead to compatibility issues and data loss.

Although flash cards are very resistant to abuse it is always better to play it safe and keep them away from shock, heat, and magnetic sources.

...Once they are downloaded, browse through the images to ensure they were successfully downloaded and then create backups to CD and/or DVD.... In our studio we create two DVD copies of the files and we also copy them to two different hard drives on different computers.

...A computer RAID (Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks offers a great deal of fault tolerance to protect your data. There are several levels of RAID and each of them offers different levels of data protection.

...Level 5: Block Interleaved Distributed Parity: This is one of the most common and solid implementations of RAID.... If one of them fails you simply replace the failed drive and the RAID is automatically rebuilt.

Most operating systems allow you to build some form of RAID however if the OS fails you also lose the RAID.

...Tape backup offers a very solid way of backing up your files and operating system.

...At a set time interval or continuously the computer that holds the data connects to a remote location server and uploads the files. The main disadvantage is that they create a lot of Internet traffic and in the case of wedding photographers that store gigabytes of images the transfer time can become prohibitive.

Drive mirroring through software: Drive mirroring basically means that you can use a program such as Norton Ghost, Acronis or Drive Image to make an exact copy of all of the contents of your hard drive.... The data image can be done on DVD, CD, to another hard drive or across the network to another computer. Some programs allow incremental backups where initially you create a full backup and after that only the files that have been changed from the last backup are backed up. One of the advantages of drive mirroring is that it allows the backup of the operating system files along with the data. In the case of a computer crash you can replace the failed drive run a disaster recovery CD or floppy and restore your computer to a working state in a matter of minutes.

...They allow you to have a real time copy of the data in two places simultaneously.

...You can either buy ready to use units or you can buy an enclosure that holds several drives and populate it with hard drives. Some of the ready to use units come with a basic backup programs that allows one touch backup of specified directories or complete hard drives.

Drive Trays: Computers can be easily equipped with hard drive trays that allow the easy removal of hard drives to be stored away from the computer for safety. The advantage over portable USB or Firewire is that internal hard drives use a faster connection to the computer.

...A server or a unit attached to the computer is set up with several disks and the backup software is scheduled to backup the files to a different disk every day of the week.

...As we can see there are many options for file backups with different levels of reliability, automation and price.

...With the data volume that the typical wedding photographer deals these days a couple of days without backups can create a big liability in the event of a disaster.

...It doesn't matter how many copies of your data you have, if all of them reside at the same location they are potentially exposed to the same level of risk.

Some photographers have found that for weddings more than a couple of years old it is wise to give a copy of all the files to the client.

...It is also recommended that you take the outmost precautions at your place of business including an alarm system and that you physically secure your computers with antitheft cables and that you keep all the backup media in a safe.

...In addition to the above strategies the wedding photographer must have liability and disaster recovery insurance. ]]> Sat, 08 Oct 2005 10:27:39 -0700 www.juancarlosphoto.com/eugene-wedding-photographer/C1314306363/E20051008102739/index.html