Comments on: I take too many photos

By: joeyg

joeyg — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:28:58 +0000

Hey! I am experiencing the exact same problems right now. I don’t know what to do I filled up my laptop and four small flashdrives and stuck with two cameras filled with pictures. I really liked this post because unlike everyone else who brags about their huge external flashdrive you are helping the rest of us. So thanks for the post!

By: Clara

Clara — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:16:00 +0000

There are two issues with being a photoholic:
1) always carrying a camera around sucks
and
2) having too many photos on your harddrive/stickdrive/CDs/DVDs – Ug!

For the first issue I leave my camera in the car so I have it everywhere BUT I don’t like to leave it in there on hot days nor do I like leaving it in there in the winter. So I almost always forget it when I just go for a drive – which is where I like taking photos.

The second issue is one that I think I’ve beaten. I now store my photos online. By using a free online photo sharing website I can free up my hdd and CD racks. I also like that I can access them anywhere by just logging in.

My favorite photos to take are of nature scenes. I like trees and the changing maples are gorgeous this time of year.

I hope all is well with you, take care.
-Clara

By: Candle Lover

Candle Lover — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:14:17 +0000

It’s a great experience to capture an image of something that maybe someone else doesn’t see. Most people won’t see the beauty that you see in the captured image for instance a slow burning candle with wax slowly dripping down it’s sides now that to me is beautiful. My friends don’t think the same way as me. Keep taking your pictures it is a wonderful hobby that you must continue at all costs. Only problem is when will you look at them all?

By: Todd in Hawaii

Todd in Hawaii — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:08:38 +0000

Oh, I’m in touch with this problem.

I try to bring one of my cameras with me where ever I go (Canon 20D and Panasonic TZ1). I take pictures almost every day.

About two years ago I bought a WD 250GB portable hard drive, with the card reader built in. Whenever I take a new batch of pictures, the first thing I do is transfer all the raw files over to a folder on the portable.

I normally don’t edit every single picture I take. Usually if I take 100 pictures and end up with a dozen or so that I like, I’m a happy camper. That being said, I only delete raw files that are really unusable (out of focus, unfixable exposure, etc). So even though I don’t use all of them right way, I now have literally thousands of raw images that I can go back and play with if I ever get “bored”, and/or improve my photoshop skills.

I rarely keep pictures on my laptop … unless I know that I’m traveling and won’t have the HD with me.

As far as the editing goes, like you, I find it easiest to just plan on a 1-2 hour editing session … knock em all out at once … or if I’m pressed for time, I’ll at least edit the images that I need right away (for my blogs, etc).

Hope this helps,
Todd

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:51:15 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with being a photoholic. I wish I could get myself to take more pictures. Usually I”m too lazy to lug a camera around with me

I don’t know if you’ve heard of Eye-fi? It’s an SD memory card that automatically uploads your photos to services like Flickr or your computer using wifi.

The only problem might be the Canon you use. Because I think the SLR that you own might use Compact Flash to store the pictures and they only have SD cards at the moment.