> -----Original Message----- > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > tom, i will shoot around 200-230 and deliver average of > 200, sometimes > 150-180 if they're on a budget... of which, an average of > 30-40 are then > chosen for their album, and they get to keep the rest of > their proofs which > are 5x7s, UNLESS they have chosen a "digital" package > whereby they receive > their proofs on cd only, and just get the prints of their > chosen shots for > their album. sorry if i sound naive, but is that > bad/weird? i thought that > was normal.
"Normal" is whatever your clients will pay for, what you're comfortable with, and lets you make a decent profit. > in fact, i mentioned yesterday i think, about > my "hit and miss" > rate, and like i said, it IS getting better, but > embarrassingly (and NO-ONE > laugh!), i still have about 30-40 of what i call "rejects" > per wedding that > the couple will never see - eg eyes closed, underexposed, > faces too shiny > etc When I was shooting 35mm I would normally shoot about 450 to 550 frames and deliver about 200 or 250. Then I switched to MF and I would shoot 350 to 450 and deliver 200 or 250. Now I shoot 900-1200 and deliver 300 or 400. This is for 8 hours, which is sort of long around here. Most of the people I know average 6. Basically, I just overshoot. If something interesting is gong on, I keep shooting without regard to cost. With film it would be silly to shoot 8 frames of the bride coming down the aisle...difficult too as you've already used most of the roll on everyone else coming down. With digital it's no problem. I also try new stuff...different angles, lenses etc...without film/processing costs, you can just keep experimenting. Basically, you can turn off that voice in your head that says - "thats not worth a frame." > actually it is funny you should say that about the makeup > as it is true! I know it's true, you told us about it. Are you charging for this? tv
