The importance of backing up your wedding photographs plus 5 places to backup them up safe and sound!
So, brides, your special day is over and everything went as perfectly as planned! You wore that outfit that you had your heart set on, your family jewellery looked absolutely beautiful and you made a spectacular entrance with your groom-to-be. Your family and friends were right by your side every step of the way and you just had the most magical wedding ceremony ever. Everything was picture perfect, as it should be!
While these are the moments you will always cherish, the best way to really relive the moments is through wedding photographs and videos. And finally, the wedding pictures are here! It’s time to hook it up to your television and watch the whole wedding unfold, again, right before your eyes. Oh, what a beautiful reminder of a beautiful day. But, now what? Do you plan to just leave those photographs and videos on the USB drive? Okay, maybe you’ve gone ahead and bought a special hard disc just for your wedding pictures, but does that really guarantee that your pictures will stay forever? We’ve all lost USB drives, we’ve had hard discs that have stopped working and let’s not even get started on backing everything up on the computer just for it to crash after a few months. Is it ever a risk worth taking? Posing for hours on end just to get the perfect couple's shot! No, no, no, this is not a risk you can take. After all, you can never recreate your wedding day, no matter how hard you try.
Photo backups and why they are important
Why should I back up my wedding photographs as soon as I get them? Let’s talk about real-life instances that have happened to real-life brides. One bride said that she kept her USB drive so safely, that she just forgot where it was. Despite all the hours of searching, she never did find the USB drive with her wedding pictures. Another bride said that she put the hard disc into a gaming console which actually ended up erasing all the data! Another bride accidentally ended up reformatting the hard disc – all that candid wedding photography, gone in minutes. One bride gave the USB to her friend, who ended up putting it into her computer which had a virus, so all the files got corrupted. So, brides to be, the moral of the story is that you must always backup your
The 5 places to back up your photographs
First and foremost, it is always a good idea to back up your photographs online as they will stay safe and can be easily accessed from any part of the world, at any time. To make your life earlier, and to ensure that your wedding photographs stay with you forever, here are 5 places where you can back up your wedding photographs safely.
Google Drive
All hail the inventors of Google Drive You’ve always got all your important work documents on Google Drive, so why not put your wedding photographs on it too? That way, not only can you see your photographs and videos whenever you want, but you can also share the link with your family and friends so that they can have a look too! On Google Drive, you get 15 GB of storage space absolutely free. If you’ve got too many things you need to save, you can always pay a nominal amount to buy additional storage space.
DropBox
DropBox is a great way to store pictures and share them with your family and friends, without any hassle. DropBox will save all your photographs and videos which will then be synced to every device, so you can enjoy watching your wedding videos on your TV, your phone or your iPad. And the best part is that the basic version of DropBox is always free, so you don’t have to pay a penny to keep your pictures safe and sound.
Google Photos
Google Photos is actually the best way to save pictures, be it on an iPhone or an android. Google Photos can be downloaded as an application on your phone, so it will literally feel like you are going through your camera roll when you are looking at pictures on the app. While you might have to pay a few hundred rupees to store your photos online, it is totally and absolutely worth it; trust us when we say that all the best wedding photographers in Bangalore recommend it!
iCloud
Contrary to popular belief, non-apple users can also make iCloud accounts and use them to store their pictures, videos, files and data safely. For iPhone users, iCloud is the best place to save their wedding photographs as they already have iCloud accounts for which they are probably already paying a monthly fee. With everything saved up in the cloud, you never have to worry about losing your precious wedding photographs, ever again.
One Drive
One Drive is free storage and sharing software by Microsoft, that not too many people use. However, One Drive is actually a great option for saving and sharing your wedding pictures as it is very user friendly. Of course, if you require storage over and above the free 5 GB, then you have to pay a small amount. However, if you are an Office 365 subscriber, then you will get 1 TB worth of storage space absolutely free. Talk about a subscription that is actually worth it!