backup
The 3-2-1 rule, restated for 2025
The 3-2-1 backup rule is forty years old. It still works — but the way photographers should actually implement it in 2025 looks nothing like the way IBM described it in 1985.
Patrick Meehan · 8 min read · Oct 8, 2025
workflow
The wedding photographer backup workflow we recommend
The exact card-to-archive workflow we recommend to wedding photographers, including the parts most photographers skip: when to verify, when to delete, and when to walk away from a venue.
Patrick Meehan · 9 min read · Sep 17, 2025
backup
Hard drives are not a backup
Why a closet shelf of externals isn't a plan — with math, drive failure rates, and a recovery story you don't want to live through.
Patrick Meehan · 4 min read · Jul 14, 2025