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In this video, I give you a quick overview of my whole photography process. From the very beginning, when the image is just an idea, to the very end, sharing those images online or making a print.
I've always performed better when I had a clear task and I was under some pressure, as it was the case when I had a day job. Being an artist is a very different story: it hasn't always been easy to see what I needed to do, and there's no one waiting on me so I'd tend to procrastinate and put things off.
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The chances of finding a fast and reliable connection to back all your photos and videos up on the road are slim at best.
AirBnBs and hotels usually offer a very slow WiFi, enough to send a few messages and images to family and friends, but not good enough for almost anything else.
Coffee shops are a better bet, but they can get really expensive and good WiFis aren't as common as one might think.
I've found that public libraries are the best option by far. They are quiet, free, and offer good speeds (at least in big cities): 100mbps download and 50mbps upload as I write this from the one I'm at. A great place to work and upload all those photos and videos.
They are also full of, you know, books. So if you are taking a break, consider putting your phone away and grab a book instead.
They say you don't know how good your backup system is until something bad happens. Well, that something bad happened to me a few days ago, and I regret some of the decisions I made about my backup strategy.
Don't get me wrong: I didn't lose any data. But the process to recover it is taking much more time and effort than I thought.
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