It’s important to format your cards two different ways at two different times. #1) I generally format my cards before leaving my apartment for a gig. This gives me the opportunity to make sure I’ve downloaded all of the shots on the card before deleting them and makes sure I don’t run out of space while shooting. #2) I periodically do a low-level format of all of my cards on my desktop computer immediately followed by formatting the card in my camera. This wards off write errors on the card by making sure the memory is completely clean.
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Chris Owyoung is a freelance photographer based in New York City. His work has appeared in numerous publications including: Rolling Stone, SPIN, VIBE, Billboard, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Symphony, Domino, Time, and The Village Voice. Chris is available for editorial and corporate assignments in the New York area and abroad.
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Chris, I love the social bookmarks that display at the end of your posts. What plugin are you using to do that? Thanks!
It is great the way they always reply to questions! NOT!!!!