How Many Pictures Do You Keep From a Vacation
Jun 23, 2023 09:21:54 #
I'm the weirdo...vacation is just that.
I don't take my gear with me...unless the trip is dedicated for photography...usually by myself.
Out with the wife/family...no gear...we are all together.
I don't take my gear with me...unless the trip is dedicated for photography...usually by myself.
Out with the wife/family...no gear...we are all together.
Jun 23, 2023 09:32:04 #
rcarol wrote:
Still, 550 photos for a photo book are a lot of images for the viewer to go through.
Like no viewer never.
Jun 23, 2023 09:52:21 #
cyclespeed
Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada
It reads like you were on a National Geographic assignment. I try to use my eye to brain memory format with a few snaps of unique areas that trigger my recall. If I'm not holding others back I can stop and try for the 5 star image that might end up printed and mounted for longer term display.
Lately my family for one and close friends for another use 2 Frameos to share keepers but never more than say 5.
Lately my family for one and close friends for another use 2 Frameos to share keepers but never more than say 5.
Jun 23, 2023 09:52:55 #
Off hand, I'd say 75%. I'm not talking about museum quality photographs. I'm talking about photographic memories. Of course, it all depends on the purpose of the image.
Jun 23, 2023 09:54:51 #
Jun 23, 2023 09:59:30 #
I save all photos that are truly unique, but I keep as remembrance of the vacation a few per day. That doesn’t mean photos for each day, but an average figure. I might have zero photos for a day we drove all day, but several once we arrived somewhere.
Jun 23, 2023 10:03:59 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
Truthfully, you can keep all the photos that you like, given the ability to store them rather inexpensively.
My approach is similar to some of the responses already. Typically on my first pass through a batch of photos is to rank images one star to five stars and I leave a few that have no rating.
I think create a one-star folder for the trip, i.e. 2023 Ireland_One Star and move the one star images to that folder.
Then I make a second pass through the remaining and refine my rating, so unrated images get a 3, 4 or five star rating. I will typically make a third and fourth pass through the images.
From there, I sort to just the five star images and will add a key word and create a smart collection of the images I decide to put in a slide show or use in a book.
My approach is similar to some of the responses already. Typically on my first pass through a batch of photos is to rank images one star to five stars and I leave a few that have no rating.
I think create a one-star folder for the trip, i.e. 2023 Ireland_One Star and move the one star images to that folder.
Then I make a second pass through the remaining and refine my rating, so unrated images get a 3, 4 or five star rating. I will typically make a third and fourth pass through the images.
From there, I sort to just the five star images and will add a key word and create a smart collection of the images I decide to put in a slide show or use in a book.
Jun 23, 2023 10:14:14 #
Rick from NY
Loc: Sarasota FL
I consider myself fortunate if I have a 5 to 10% keeper rate and I too limit the raw files I keep. However, I do maintain a separate folder with pics that were close to making the cut. (Never obvious out of focus or photobombed garbage - just those that were victims of my last “cut”. Reason I keep them is because of the ever improving capabilities of the editing software. Every 6 months or so, I revisit some of my “almosts” and see if new things in PS,etc might elevate them. For example, several years ago I was shooting puffins from a small boat in the North Sea during a storm. Nasty day and need for high shutter speeds to account for flying critters and tossing boat required very hi ISO. got a lot of would be keepers (other than for the noise). I recently ran some through new Topaz AI software and ended up with several more keepers.
So while I certainly wouldn’t keep all 6,700 shots, I do save some almosts to see what tech gets developed. Before memory became cheap, I was far more ruthless in my culling. Today, with 8 TB drives being so inexpensive, my tolerance has loosened.
So while I certainly wouldn’t keep all 6,700 shots, I do save some almosts to see what tech gets developed. Before memory became cheap, I was far more ruthless in my culling. Today, with 8 TB drives being so inexpensive, my tolerance has loosened.
Jun 23, 2023 10:15:08 #
Jun 23, 2023 10:19:18 #
Rick from NY
Loc: Sarasota FL
KerryF wrote:
It was 4 days in Buenos Aires, 2 days in Ushaia, and then a 3 week cruise. …., not to mention all of the scenery at the Shetland Islands,…….!
Must have been a long boat ride from Patagonia to the Shetlands! I figure about 10,000 miles. 😎
Jun 23, 2023 10:52:30 #
KerryF wrote:
So I recently went to Bueno Aires and Antarctica a... (show quote)
After cleanup my average 'keeper' number is in the order of 5-10% but then again I seldom shoot more than 500+/- pictures on a holiday.
bwa
Jun 23, 2023 10:56:20 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
I am still the one shot photographer.
Each 20 photos I took in Paris during the four days there are keepers.
Each 20 photos I took in Paris during the four days there are keepers.
Jun 23, 2023 11:03:05 #
JFCoupe wrote:
Truthfully, you can keep all the photos that you l... (show quote)
Is that an awful lot of work to do?
Unless you have nothing to do every day.
All that sorting and grading and saving.
If it is not 5 star quality why keep it period?
Yes, there are family things like Christmas etc. but put it on FB and delete most anyway.
Jun 23, 2023 11:08:55 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Yes, there are family things like Christmas etc. but put it on FB and delete most anyway.
Yes, there are family things like Christmas etc. but put it on FB and delete most anyway.
It depends on what the photo is of. If I went to the Grand Canyon and took only one photo of a Condor, I would keep it even if I had originally given it a low score.
Jun 23, 2023 11:15:18 #
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