Keepers.....

sean000 wrote:

Oh Tedolph, I thought you would be riveted by my prose

To make a long story longer, my keeper rate varies by subject and isn't even measurable since I delete the bad stuff immediately after importing a batch of photos into Lightroom. With the kids (who are not the most cooperative subjects), if I had to guess I'd say I keep 2 out of 3 photos. With most static subjects, I probably keep 8 out of 10 photos. If I'm experimenting or learning, I might only keep 10%.

The bottom line is that I don't really care. I'm not keeping score. The more I delete after import, the better I feel When I get one really excellent shot that I'm proud of, I don't care how many takes I had to throw out to get there. Sometimes I nail it on the first take, and other times on the 10th or 20th. As long as I'm enjoying the process, I don't care. If I was doing it for a living, I would be more concerned about how much time I spend taking photos I throw away (unless their just burst mode shots).

Sean