archfotos wrote:I really wonder how many years we are going to have this blissful internet innocence? Real editing workstations cost a lot of money today, travel, production costs, deadlines put so much demand not to have hiccups. Not to mention that editing stations are most likely connected to multiple drives It just seems like these little bits of convenances are adding a lot of risk to our systems in terms of internet security. When police departments have to pay ransom, when international gas companies with IT departments need to pay why am I taking any extra risk having data jump between the internet and a costly editing station.
I remember way way back working for a very prominent photographer who had a computer system that was NOT allowed to touch the internet, even though everything was being photographed with film.
My editing workstation only touches the internet for software updates and so software can make it's occasional call home. I hate that software needs to call home at all.
While I understand the instant gratification of reviewing and therefore working on your recent project, most likely a tablet. I also see being cautious as I know we are going to look back to this point in the internet's life and think oh how innocent/naive we were. Maybe I just spent too much time in the darkroom but I remember when it was bad luck to review negatives while they were still drying even though you really really wanted to.
Sometimes I miss the slide film days too. On photo trips, I'd shoot, and then at the end of the day, put my film in a cooler or fridge, put my feet up and read a good novel. Now, when the days are over, it's downloading the cards, do a fast cull, and then back up the images. However, digital has its advantages.