Millions of Photos
Jul 17, 2022 07:47:32 #
It seems with digital cameras people now have millions of photos saved.
Yes, storage is cheap.
But for what purpose?
Out of your 8 million photos saved, likely 7.999 are all virtually identical from many posts I have seen.
What happened to looking at the batch taken and saying this one is worth presenting and dumping the other 6,890 nearly identical, never to be shown photos into the trash.
Why waste time on them if they are not good enough to share? This includes family snapshots. Little Suzie with 600 shots at 30fps is quite boring choose one from the string of identical shots that says it all and delete the rest. Same for birds, bears or whatever else the subject.
Yes, storage is cheap.
But for what purpose?
Out of your 8 million photos saved, likely 7.999 are all virtually identical from many posts I have seen.
What happened to looking at the batch taken and saying this one is worth presenting and dumping the other 6,890 nearly identical, never to be shown photos into the trash.
Why waste time on them if they are not good enough to share? This includes family snapshots. Little Suzie with 600 shots at 30fps is quite boring choose one from the string of identical shots that says it all and delete the rest. Same for birds, bears or whatever else the subject.
Jul 17, 2022 07:50:14 #
If your photos are not good enough, get better at using the <Delete> key.
Jul 17, 2022 08:11:45 #
Since storage is cheap, many consider it a waste of time to cull. Just let 'em sit there doing no harm 
Other folks may be hoarders who can't bear to part with anything. Archi, why do you care what is behind closed doors in someone else's home?
Other folks may be hoarders who can't bear to part with anything. Archi, why do you care what is behind closed doors in someone else's home?Jul 17, 2022 08:20:37 #
I used to think that way. Back in the seventies as an amateur photographer I would save negatives and slides for a while, but then being a disorganized teen, I would throw them away, thinking I would never look at them again and never print them. Oh how I wish I still had them! As time goes by, old photographs get more and more valuable. I agree that 30 fps of anything is overkill. But good enough to share now will have a whole new meaning in 20 years. As long as storage is cheep, I’ll save everything and enjoy the fruits down the road.
Jul 17, 2022 08:23:32 #
Architect1776 wrote:
It seems with digital cameras people now have mill... (show quote)
I just tried to check my shutter count but the website returned too low value for what I know isn't correct. I believe I have around 6000 to 7000 actuations on my camera but it only show 1250. I have the camera for over 8 years and I only have about 6000 to 7000 shots so I do not have a lot of shots good or bad. Just like when I used film many of the shots I made with the digital camera I would shoot blank with a film camera. That is I just want to click I don't want the picture.
Jul 17, 2022 08:28:10 #
Alas, this development will likely have a detrimental effect. How do you know you're getting better if you don't know what / where are your best images? How can you get better if you don't recognize what is wrong in each failed image?
Jul 17, 2022 08:34:09 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Since storage is cheap, many consider it a waste of time to cull.
Exactly!
Jul 17, 2022 08:37:41 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
If your photos are not good enough, get better at using the <Delete> key.
That's why I'm very selective on what I shoot to begin with.
Less to delete later.......
Just because I can easily take 100+ shots of something,
doesn't mean I should.
Jul 17, 2022 08:45:20 #
Photography is easy. Get the image in focus and shoot lots of versions. Learn to keep only the best one or two.
Jul 17, 2022 08:52:58 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
"Saying this one is worth presenting" is one action; deleting the others of that burst or time/place is a different action. Unrelated IMO, especially if you have identified the best with a new file name or those handy stars or colored tag systems.Alas, this development will likely have a detrimental effect. How do you know you're getting better if you don't know what / where are your best images? How can you get better if you don't recognize what is wrong in each failed image?
Also, wouldn't it be better to save a failed image in order to be able to review it later to refresh the conclusions of an aging brain?
Jul 17, 2022 08:57:39 #
Jul 17, 2022 08:58:57 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Who admires failures? That's just silly talk You don't create great images while admiring all your failures.
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Jul 17, 2022 09:04:23 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
"Saying this one is worth presenting" is one action; deleting the others of that burst or time/place is a different action. Unrelated IMO, especially if you have identified the best with a new file name or those handy stars or colored tag systems.
Also, wouldn't it be better to save a failed image in order to be able to review it later to refresh the conclusions of an aging brain?
Also, wouldn't it be better to save a failed image in order to be able to review it later to refresh the conclusions of an aging brain?
There are real 'costs'.
The cost of more storage. It may be cheap(er), but it's not free.
The time-cost of backing-up more storage / images. Your time is your most expensive and most limited resource.
If your star / color / foldering approach is truely so effective as to properly identify and efficiently find just the best images, that also means this approach can be leveraged to delete all the inferiors that don't have the identifying criteria, usually with a few counter-filters and a single <Delete> action.
Jul 17, 2022 09:04:41 #
Architect1776 wrote:
It seems with digital cameras people now have mill... (show quote)
Do we really need 1 TB of 30 MEG pix raw files of our kids with dirt on their faces?
For me, no. For others, maybe. Photography is an activity enjoyed by many different people in many different ways.
Jul 17, 2022 09:04:55 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Photography is easy. Get the image in focus and shoot lots of versions. Learn to keep only the best one or two.
I agree, that's what I say, take alot keep a few.
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