ABSTRACT
Even in this era of alleged ‘increased masculine sensitivity’ it is a difficult thing to watch a grown man cry. But recently I had to witness such a spectacle when a professional photographer friend of mine related his story of the crashing of his hard drive and the loss of 5 rs’ worth of images. When I enquired whether he kept backups, the onse said it all, a blank expression followed by a growing awareness an opportunity missed. Ensuring that you keep up-to-date duplicates of all your important pictures, both the original raw files as well as any working documents derived from them, is one of the smartest work habits that the digital photographer can adopt.
