How I'd Structure My Landscape Editing Workflow (And What This Tutorial Got Right)

How I'd Structure My Landscape Editing Workflow (And What This Tutorial Got Right)

There’s a specific kind of dread that hits when you open a folder called “Photos - Misc 2022” and realize you have no idea what’s in it. I’ve been organizing digital assets professionally for fifteen years, and I still see photographers - talented ones - lose hours every month just hunting for files. The capture is the fun part. What happens after you get home determines whether that work ever sees the light of day in a coherent, repeatable way.

The 3-2-1 Backup Reality Check: How I Finally Stopped Being One Hard Drive Failure Away From Disaster

The 3-2-1 Backup Reality Check: How I Finally Stopped Being One Hard Drive Failure Away From Disaster

I have backup drives for my backup drives. That’s not a joke. After 15 years in commercial photography studios and now running my own post-production consultancy, I’ve watched enough drives fail, cards corrupt, and laptops get stolen that redundancy is basically a personality trait at this point. So when I say the topic of photo and video backup genuinely keeps me up at night, I mean it. Even with all my systems in place, I still catch myself getting lazy when a deadline is looming and the “I’ll back that up later” voice gets louder than it should.