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How many images do you shoot at weddings?

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Usually, I am between 400 and 500, occasionally 600, it all depends on what is going on. But my opinion is, if I have to shoot 3000 photos to end up with only a few hundred good ones, which means, I don't know what I am doing. And also, I don’t want to confuse the client by submitting around 1000 photos. You also don't want them to end up with 10 albums.
Dan Desjardins said:
While I think 2500 photos is rather unwieldy - I think it's
important to make sure you don't edit out any photos you don't
think are up to par - but may contain the only shot of old uncle
Henry who slipped the bride his tongue in the reception line....
ewwww - did I say that?
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Rob-uk said:
I shoot about 600-800 and I present them all th my B+G, as I freely
give out the copyright.
And they are all 'keepers' ( you Americans have some strange
sayings). The point is who has the right to judge what is a good
shot and what is not? Your idea of a out of focus image may be
somebody elses idea of art. It is very subjective and not a point
for a discussion, please.

Rob
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I stand by my subjectiveness. Otherwise it wouldn't represent my work.

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I generally end up with about 90-100 per hour of coverage, but it really depends on what is going on throughout the day. Some weddings just lack moments to make good photos whereas others can have non-stop events at receptions. The most total images I ended up with was 900, about 550 from me (6 hrs) and about 350 from another photographer who was learning (4 hrs) how to shoot weddings. Ended up editing that one to about 450 images for the gallery. I don't like aiming for a certain number of images, just doesn't feel right thinking that I need to get 40 more pictures before they leave in 15 minutes.
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Thanks for the survey results. Can you tell us which forum that is? Also, it would be interesting to know the average price charged with each of those groupings: one can hope the photographer is suitably compensated for the bigger numbers! After all, another survey showed something like 60% of clients are shopping in the

Cheers,

Scott

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'The question is not what you look at, but what you see.'
  • Henry David Thoreau
 
How do you deliver the images. Cd's, Dvd's or prints. If prints, how do you present the prints? In an album or loose?
 
I don't look at how many I shoot, but I nearly always end up with 950-1100.

My record is 1518!

I know of some guys who take 2500+ - I have no idea how they so that.

I cull my photos down to 400-450 - I could easily make that 650-700 but prefer to keep the output quality at a very high level. It's a real struggle culling lower than 450.
Dan Desjardins said:
I'm curious...
I've only done a couple of weddings and I subscribe to the theory
that nearly every image needs postprocessing. I shoot about 150
images and have the impression that other photogs shoot much more.
It would be interesting to know the number of images some of the
great wedding photogs on this forum snatch at their weddings.

Des
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Scottydog said:
Thanks for the survey results. Can you tell us which forum that
is? Also, it would be interesting to know the average price
charged with each of those groupings: one can hope the photographer
is suitably compensated for the bigger numbers! After all, another
survey showed something like 60% of clients are shopping in the

providing 200-799 images . . .
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The forum is the DWF.

Most of the participants are full-time pros, and I think there are very few who'd shoot a $1K wedding.

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Greg Zillgitt said:
on a professional wedding photography forum. Of the 22 people (not
including me) who responded to the question "how many images on
average do you deliver for a wedding", 7 said 200-399, 6 said
400-599, 4 said 600-799, 3 said 800-999 and 2 said > 999. Nobody
delivers 4:1.

So of this particular group of pros, the average is somewhere
around 1200-1800 images captured and 400-600 delivered. Only one
responder delivers every image he (or she) takes, and nobody
delivers
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Good poll, Greg. You and I are "right in there."

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Greg Zillgitt said:
The forum is the DWF.
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Hi Greg,

I forgot to ask you: do you find the $99 annual fee for that group to be worthwhile? You can reply to canthespamATcableonedotnet if you like.

Cheers,

Scott

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'The question is not what you look at, but what you see.'
  • Henry David Thoreau
 
Scottydog said:
Scottydog said:
The forum is the DWF.
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Hi Greg,

I forgot to ask you: do you find the $99 annual fee for that group
to be worthwhile? You can reply to canthespamATcableonedotnet if
you like.
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I probably won't renew. Too many things I don't like: cliques, an insidious political correctness, arbitrary application of the rules by the moderators. I've wasted too much time writing posts that have been deleted by someone (usually outside the US) who didn't care for my tone. "Free speech for me, but not for thee."

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I have three tiers of wedding service, all based on a time shooting & images delivered model

1. 4 hours shooting, couple gets 60 final images: actual images shot in the region of 400

2. 6 hours shooting, couple gets 100 final images; actual images shot approx 600 - 800

3. All day shoot (not exceeding 11pm), couple gets 150 final images; total actual shots in excess of 1200

I should point out that I shoot RAW and only present the couple with my pick of proofs, which are provided to them as low-resolution JPGs on a DVD-R disc. If they don't have access to a PC, then I'll offer watermarked printed proofs at 6x4"

Personally I find that an average 100 shots per hour - excluding burst sequences when capturing action - is about right. It's all about balancing quantity vs. quality and creativeness of the shot... at least that's how I see it ;)

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Thanks for the insights. With just 250 full members at DWF, it seems a guy may have as good, if not better, interaction with peers here at DPR. Not to mention, "DWF" strikes me as an odd abbreviation for a wedding site! ;> )

Scott

PS:

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'The question is not what you look at, but what you see.'
  • Henry David Thoreau
 
Ah, I see!
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'The question is not what you look at, but what you see.'
  • Henry David Thoreau
 
Since I only shoot for children of close friends (no cost, or what they want to give me) I don't limit my shooting...last wedding (in January) I shot about 2200 images, including the rehearsal and party. Post processing is obviously minimal and I just give them a few DVD's of the original images (and Photoshop bulk processed copies). They know what they're getting when they ask me though, and always seem very happy with the photos. I ussually print a few 8 by 10's as well just to show them what they should look like if worked up and printed well.
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