From: "Christine Aguila"
I desperately have to get my digital darkroom organized, so I made a quick
list of stuff. Can you guys think of anything that I might be overlooking?
*At the Computer*
-Double back-up hard drives
*Print Preparation*
-High end paper cutter (*)
-Cutting Mat
-Xacto type hand cutter
Just a couple of suggestions that I think might it easier accomplishing
what I think you're looking for.
1. Instead of double back up hard-drives, consider a Network Attached
Storage Enclosure and a hard-drive dock.
The NAS backup is your local copy. The hard-drive dock makes it easy to
connect regular hard-drives for backup and quickly remove them for
off-site storage. You could keep a couple at the office and rotate them
on schedule, say once a week take the one from home to work, and bring
the one from work back home.
Somebody told me, "It ain't a back-up unless it's off site."
I'm talking about something like this:
NAS - http://tinyurl.com/ykqwync
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=207&srkey=network%20attached%20storage
Drive dock - http://tinyurl.com/yfps6mz
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2785&name=Hard%20Drive%20Docks
2. Print preparation - Dahl rolling trimmer. Guillotine style trimmers
just don't cut it. They give ragged edges. There are other brands
besides Dahl, but I'm not sure how they compare to Dahl.
http://www.machine-solution.com/Rotary-Paper-Cutters/products/14/1/0
If you're planning to cut your own mats you want a Logan Mat Cutter.
http://www.dickblick.com/categories/matcutters/
I have the Logan Simplex 750, but you might get by with the Logan 450 if
you don't do a lot of matting. If you really get into it, you might end
up with the Framers Edge 650.
They're expensive, but they give clean precise cuts with no ragged
edges. That gives your mats a sharp appearance.
... One other thing - you'll need a good solid work table for cutting
prints and cutting mats and a place to put it.
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