Upcoming Free Webinar: Archive your photos & setup a NAS in 15 minutes
It’s a scenario many photographers know too well. One hard drive fills up with images, so you buy another, and another until your cupboard or drawers house a growing graveyard of hard drives. Then comes the inevitable hunt for an image you shot a decade ago – or was it eight years ago? The frantic search through a maze of disconnected drives finally yields the photo after 30 minutes of searching – a task that a well-managed archive would have accomplished in five seconds.
This haphazard approach is a high-stakes gamble. Every single one of those drives is a ticking time bomb, because all hardware eventually fails, yet the bulk of photographers lack a streamlined system for safe, regular backups.
This can turn your life's work into a digital landfill, making the simple act of retrieving a specific photo from years past a near-impossible task. On top of this, many photographers don't know how to add their own IPTC metadata – something that helps searchability and demonstrate ownership, as well as usage rights over your precious images.
As a magazine editor, it is astonishing how often we receive images, even from established professionals, with nothing but the original camera file name – like _DSC8472.NEF – and no embedded information. An unnamed file without metadata is easily lost; it has no story, no context, and no clear creator. This is why understanding a proper archival workflow is an integral part of being a photographer.
It's time to stop simply storing files and start managing your legacy. By creating a consistent archival system and embedding your work with metadata – your name, copyright, and keywords – you move beyond just taking pictures. You begin to truly own your work, transforming each file from a generic digital object into a permanent, professional, searchable and valuable asset.
If you don't have a robust archival system, you're leaving your most precious memories and professional work vulnerable to digital chaos and catastrophic loss.
Join us for a free webinar
On October 21, from 7– 8pm Capture is hosting a webinar to demonstrate the blueprint for building a professional, organised and secure photo archive. Register you interest now to join the free webinar and we'll send you the link to join the webinar on the days leading up to the event.
[Register here to save your spot and protect your life's work]
WIN A SYNOLOGY NAS SYSTEM VALUED AT $1,800
One lucky webinar attendee will win a Synology DiskStation DS925+ plus 4x Synology HAT3300 4TB HDD drives (total value $1,800). Simply tune in to the live webinar and listen out for the Synology codeword.
PLUS an ‘exclusive offer’ to all attendees.
Webinar Highlights
- Why you need to organise and safeguard your images
- The advantages of an on-site NAS system
- How to setup a NAS system in 15 minutes
- Simple Lightroom workflow tips to keep your images safe and accessible
- Understanding basic IPTC Metadata
- Live Q&A with Tim Levy and Anthony McKee
- Prize giveaway: Chance to win a Synology DiskStation DS925+ plus 4x Synology HAT3300 4TB HDD drives (total value $1,800). Plus an exclusive offer to all attendees.
- All attendees receive a free PDF guide to archiving for photographers.
Don't wait for a disaster to happen. Transform your photo collection from a source of stress into your greatest asset.
About the speakers
Tim Levy is the editor of Capture magazine, a TAFE NSW educator, and a freelance photographer with over 25 years of industry experience.
A former winner of the Head On Landscape Award, his professional work is diverse, with a specialisation in events, documentary, and portraits. His personal projects focus on landscape and street photography.
Tim has reviewed photographic equipment for over two decades and teaches Adobe Lightroom as well as advanced archiving solutions for both digital and analogue media.
Anthony McKee is a Melbourne-based commercial and corporate photographer with a background in editorial and documentary photography.
For over 20 years he has been a contributing editor of Australian Photography and written stories for Capture magazine.
An experienced photo educator, Anthony has used Synology NAS as his primary storage system for more than a decade. His current system includes a pair of Synology 5-Bay drives – a DS1517+ and a DS1522+.