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04/28/2006 04:11:06 PM · #26 |
i offten take anywhere from 50 to 200 shots....my thought is that sitting at the computer is when you can be picky. But you may only get one chance at this shot so take a bunch. I almost always take 2 shots per exposure setting and scene if i can. Also if I have time I will exposure bracket as much as I can. This creates a lot of photos to look through but deleting is easy.
From a session of about 150 photos I usally keep about 5 to 10. Of these I will completely process about 2 to 5.
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04/28/2006 04:18:29 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by dpdave:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by kiwinick:
I'm a slouch against my friend, he took 40000 shots last month. me it depend anything from 5 to 85 the capacity of my card |
I did fill two 2Gb cards in half an hour last weekend (shooting JPEGs)
It starts getting silly round about then :) |
I think the technical term for that is cinematography, Gordon!
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It depends what you are shooting though - this was sports, with high numbers of participants (about 500) - I only ended up shooting maybe 2 or 3 of each participant - suddenly that's 1500 shots. Given the timing involved to get a decent shot of people running - e.g., 'top' of the cycle, eyes open etc, that's a pretty low amount.
For some races I've shot for, several thousand sellable images per hour isn't unreasonable. |
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04/28/2006 04:20:29 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
That's pretty much exactly right. I feel like I am taking a LOT of pictures if I do 40 in a day. I come from a large-format background, where I'd actually go on a 2-week photographic road trip and come home with maybe 30 exposed scenes, 3 sheets of film per scene, total 90 films for 2 WEEKS...
Just call me "The Frugal Photographer"!
R. |
Btw - the 'sketching' analogy I use came from a Nat Geo photographer who described using a similar approach with film. He'd shoot for a couple of weeks, not really expecting to get anything but was developing ideas along the way. Just different styles.
Other times I shoot to get over the initial paralysis of having to take a good shot. I'll just shoot off 10 frames to give me permission to start shooting and then go from there.
I probably spent the most time ever over taking this one shot - took about 90 minutes on set up. Didn't take one other frame while composing this one. You can read what you like in to that - but it really did take over an hour to come up with this. Still one of my favourites from a trip to Italy and one of the most rewarding and eye-opening photographs I've taken.
Message edited by author 2006-04-28 16:24:51. |
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04/28/2006 04:31:12 PM · #29 |
[quote]That's pretty much exactly right. I feel like I am taking a LOT of pictures if I do 40 in a day. I come from a large-format background, where I'd actually go on a 2-week photographic road trip and come home with maybe 30 exposed scenes, 3 sheets of film per scene, total 90 films for 2 WEEKS...
Just call me "The Frugal Photographer"!
R. [/quote]
I just hired a panoramic camera that gets 4 frames per roll, shot 7 rolls in 3 days of shooting, I understand Bear. There's not too much room for test-frames!
ps: I got my first print back, and while not the best panorama I've ever seen, you're right Bear well and truly enough to be addicted!
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04/28/2006 06:14:12 PM · #30 |
People who use a modern digital the same way people used to use film cameras are missing out on half, or more, of the digital revolution in photography. You can do alot of what you could do in film, but you can also do a whole lot more. Explore the new frontier, it won't cost you anything but your time.
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04/28/2006 06:23:02 PM · #31 |
I usually fill a 1gig card with raw images and sometimes more, totally depends on what I'm shooting.
I keep my images in monthly folders and for the month of April 2006 I have around 1500 shots which is a lot more then normal for me but this coincides with the WPL where I have entered a lot of challenges.
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04/28/2006 06:44:35 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
People who use a modern digital the same way people used to use film cameras are missing out on half, or more, of the digital revolution in photography. You can do alot of what you could do in film, but you can also do a whole lot more. Explore the new frontier, it won't cost you anything but your time. |
Well, I ain't using it the way I used to use film. Compare 30 images in 2 weeks to 30 images in one day :-)
R.
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04/28/2006 07:00:57 PM · #33 |
Well, here's how it goes for me:
How many total shots? -About 80 an hour or so, give or take 20
How many shots are decent? -About 1/2 of the total
How many shots end up getting processed with the full hands-on treatment? -10 to 20, although it used to be more
How many get batch mode? -None; if I edit, it's all done by hand, as the computer lacks the subtly. If it's just a dumb-resize or something, I use an action for it.
This is just ballpark, though. It really depends on the shoot. Some have a bunch of good shots that could be edited, but I don't bother to do them all 'cause they're similar, or I have no real use for them. Others, I edit everything in sight, but that's usually if I'm submitting them somewhere.
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04/28/2006 07:13:35 PM · #34 |
I don't usually take more than 30-40 on any one day trip.
The reason is I like to spend more time holding my camera and looking around than sitting at my desk sifting through photos and trying to post-process photos that aren't really special to begin with.
I got into photography because I love being outside and seeing things differently and the more time I have to spent at the computer the less enjoyable it is for me.
Anyone else feel like that?
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04/28/2006 10:32:40 PM · #35 |
Interesting. I see that a polarization has shown up between those that take a lot of shots and those that take a lot of scenes.
I think if you can take only a few shots to capture a certain scene, this is a demonstration of skill.
If you are presented with a lot of scenes, you will get a lot of pictures.
Interesting to see how many photo-worthy scenes people are presented with...
My first outing with the camera I took my camera to work to take pictures of the kids. I came home with around 250 frames. Considering there were 3 primary lighting environments and around 130+- kids to take pictures of, it doesn't surprise me. I only got around 40 of the kids. Less than that turned out.
I am still missing a lot of pics and taking a lot of pics that don't turn out.
I'm guessing that when guys like bear go out, they are faced with a limited time frame for optimal shooting and only a few key scenes. This means that they end up with only the number of shots needed to get what they want.
A good way to shoot.
Thanks for the contributes, it helps me understand my shooting patterns a bit more and there's something to be learned from the 'before the picture pre-thought' side of things too... |
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05/02/2006 11:57:34 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by eschelar:
I think if you can take only a few shots to capture a certain scene, this is a demonstration of skill. |
I think it is a pretty poor scene that can only be captured in a few shots. Almost anything you stand in front of can generate thousands of interesting and different photographs.
I think the need to hunt for good images and new scenes is something that over time you can learn to move away from and see the opportunities that are before you. |
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05/02/2006 12:26:35 PM · #37 |
I've never done more than 120 in a day, and that includes bracketing. However 10 to 40 is typical.
As I mostly shoot landscapes, I keep eventual large prints in mind. So I tend to take a lot of time on each shot, bracketing exposures, trying different angles, varying the focus points, and changing the framing. So I have many shots of the same subject to chose from and I cull most of them out. If I get one shot I'd want to frame in an outing, it's a success!
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05/02/2006 12:34:24 PM · #38 |
Depends on how long of an outing.
3 - 4 hours : I might fill a 1Gb with RAW images (~150)
all day : possibly 2Gb of images but likely around 200
I did a 2 day trip last summer and at that time I only had 1 512k, 1 256k and 1 32k card. I could have used a little more space. 1Gb total probably would have been enough. I was deleting a few on the fly.
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