Thanks Jeep! you have words of wisdom there my friend!

Thanks Rob! I don't really have a lot of time. i work 40 - 50 hours in a major hospital and then 4 sessions a week generally on the weekend. I then work the evenings to complete my weekend sessions. Whew... this is why i am reaching out for some ideas on how to balance all this!! Appreciate your comment.

ace

CaptainC -- GREAT information. i have thought through your email and will be taking much from it. i have a job sitting infront of me to try a new approach. Follow up if you don't mind: Start to finish and with no unusual road bumps what is your start to finish time once the actual session has been held? Do you use an assistant when you do environmental sessions?

Thanks so much!! ACE

Hi Captain Bob! Thank for the contact. Currently, it is in-person projection or computer based depending. When i shoot in a client's home i upload to my laptop and use lightroom to prview and mark the images. We set a viewing presentation meeting for a week or two in the future. i then process them in the 3 styles - "standard", B&W and toned. presentation meeting, selection for printing and framing, preparation of digital images of those purchased. once received i then frame and deliver print and digital frequently hanging the work in their home.

Thanks for the thoughts... Appreciate the feedback.

ACE

Hey Pixel!! Thanks for the thoughtful response. you are getting to the crux of the matter. i was culling out the standards giving them 100 to choose from. almost to a tee they would want a B&W back to color or ask for a color in B&W so this was getting weird so i thought i would see what others are doing. you make sense and i think i may just add them. my concern is in the viewing session it would be viewing 150 images now for the print selection. My concern is in the time that takes to review and select the ones they want. As to your question, I do a hybrid. I give the digital image of each of the prints they purchase. I will offer the entire library for a very high fee. i am trying to avoid them re-prossessing my images in a different style. Am i being too cautious?

Happy Tuesday all!! Question on delivering images -- if in a session i make 100 images for example. I will typically use standard processing on all images - i.e. - one preset, crop, str8en, etc, Then i select a few to be processed in B&W lets say 25 and i process those. Then i select another 25 to be done in multiple settings, sepia, speical signature presets, dodging, burning, etc. My question would you duplicate the images for the special processing and deliver 150 images or would you pull the 50 out of the standard bucket and deliver 100 (50 standard, 25 B&W and 25 specially toned images? This would also apply to print only delivery. Do you show the 100 or the 150 during the preview? Thanks for taking the time to comment. Any alternative solutions are welcomed.

ACE

Thanks dMorris! appreciate ya!

Would you mind sharing how you actually stacked the photographs? did you shoot in raw, then export as jpg, then import into Photoshop as some might suggest?

Appreciate any ideas you might be willing to share. ace

Thanks Tramsey

Any advice about visiting this location for astrophotographers? Best time of year, must have equipment, lens, food, etc.

Thanks y'all

Arthur

Thanks Martin! My sister lives in CC and knows some of the locations. I also have a "guide" for $25 for a couple of hours in the AM. I will get to the WMA. Thanks so much for taking the time to message me.

ACE

Thanks rmm0605. Great suggestion!

Thanks Orrie! I don't mind the drive. I will google now. THANKS!