A great photographer who took me under his wing years ago (see www.chunglee.com), once said to me "the measure of a great photographer is the size of his/her waste paper bin". Meaning anything that isn't as perfect as you envisaged it should go in the bin. It took me a good while to get my head around it but I agree and it's the way I complete my workflow everyday. As soon as I upload my cards, I do a quick "go through" in LR using my "x" button to "reject" everything that doesn't come close to what I want, then I do one big "delete all rejected photos" afterwards. And then, I NEVER think of those shots again. Why? Because a) I don't have time to spend trying to save stuff, and b) because I don't ever want anyone to see anything but my best work for fear of tarnishing my credibility (which is the point that Chung Lee was making with his quote above.
I know this is an opposing view to what most have posted here, but it works for me. And when I am shooting 2-3000 frames every week, the storage space and time it would take to keep the "average" shots, would be ridiculous. Hope that helps! Tan. :) Tanya Love Photographer www.lovebytes.com.au m: 0458 006 740 -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walter Gilbert Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 3:38 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Out of curiosity: A question for the pros As I hasten to stipulate at every opportunity, I'm pretty new to photography, and I have what may seem to be a stupid question. So, please indulge me. That said, what do all of you real photographers do with images that may be flawed, but still have some redeeming qualities to them. For instance, a shot that's too poorly focused to rescue with sharpening tools and so forth, but does capture a sense of action that is somewhat appealing. Like this one, for example: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7X4Utq1sTP4AoZG2S3S0zQ?feat=directlink As you can see, it's a fairly severe crop, and has been sharpened already to the point where it exhibits a pretty prominent halo as a result. I do have a copy of the image, pre-halo, but not the original file -- which I seem to have deleted somehow. I don't see the image ever being finessed to the point where it's printable, but I hate to just discard it because of the sense of action. Do you all generally keep images like these, or just send them down the memory hole to rid yourself of torment and temptation to return it in futility? Any guidance and/or damnation with faint praise are, as always, greatly appreciated. Best, Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
