Not showing all your photos...keeping the mystique (Page 2): I read many years ago that a good photographer is known by what they SHOW, not what they shoot. Look at all the thousands...

SHOOTR Loc: Hoosier State

rpavich wrote:

I've thought about this a lot, and so I thought I'... (show quote)

I read many years ago that a good photographer is known by what they SHOW, not what they shoot. Look at all the thousands of shots a Natl Geographic shooter will take for a story, perhaps to have only 4 or 5 published.

dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

This reminds me of a German born and trained engineer I knew. At the time I was driving a VW beetle. He asked me how I liked it and I allowed as how it was a pretty good little car. His reply was that German engineering was thought to be so good because they were smart enough not to export their mistakes. They only exported the good stuff.

Jim Peters Loc: Pittsburgh

i Agree Also You Never Want To Say "I Can Fix That" Your Admitting That It Needs Fixed. We Retouch All Of Our Proofs Before The Customer Sees Them. It Take Time Of Course.
The Person That Taught Me This Years Ago Owned A Studio In Fort Lauderdale That Made $2.5 Million A Year. We He Talks, I listen.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Jim Peters wrote:

i Agree Also You Never Want To Say "I Can Fix That" Your Admitting That It Needs Fixed. We Retouch All Of Our Proofs Before The Customer Sees Them. It Take Time Of Course.
The Person That Taught Me This Years Ago Owned A Studio In Fort Lauderdale That Made $2.5 Million A Year. We He Talks, I listen.

Exactly.

What if every magician, right after wowing you with a trick...showed you how it's done?

You'd say...oh..big deal...he's not that great.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

rpavich wrote:

I've thought about this a lot, and so I thought I'... (show quote)

I agree. With today's cameras it is difficult because the 'instant gratification' crowd wants to see what I shot by viewing the back of the camera. I may appear rude to some, but I don't chimp my photos. I explain that the initial image is only the first step in a process that will produce a very fine photograph.

Chimping the photo only leads to a lot of explanation and we already covered that. The only thing I don't do is delete any image. There are times, when tutoring, that having an example of a common mistake is handy.
--Bob

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Showing your contact sheet is like showing a writer's draft with all the revision notes vs the finished piece. ...but it is sometimes interesting to see the thought process.

I thought about it and I'm like you Goofy, I definitely wouldn't let anybody see my stuff-ups...that is if I had any....

Brian45 Loc: Melbourne, Australia

winterrose wrote:

I thought about it and I'm like you Goofy, I definitely wouldn't let anybody see my stuff-ups...that is if I had any....

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Dlevon Loc: New Jersey

2MATO wrote:

Absolutely, only share the good stuff. However, I do review my toss stuff to see what errors I am making and never discard from the camera.

I do the same 2MATO. Show only the good stuff, but keep everything!

Gtruk Loc: Philly

CaptainC wrote:

Yep - Right now I am going through the images from... (show quote)

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texaseve Loc: TX, NC and NH

Yes I have read and heard this before and agree. The only place I sometimes don't put the best of my best is Facebook....I keep my best for selling. I am not an expert, however, learning more every day.
I also liked Captain C's article - very informative. I graduated from Cherry Creek High School in Colorado.

Jim Peters Loc: Pittsburgh

When Showing Wedding Proofs To a Young Groom He Replied"My Brother Took That Same Picture Standing Behind You But He Has A lot Of Power Lines Behind The Bride And Groom But You Don't.
Your Sky And Everything looks Better! How Did you Do That?"
My Reply," I'm A Professional, That's Why You Hired me!"

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Jim Peters wrote:

When Showing Wedding Proofs To a Young Groom He Replied"My Brother Took That Same Picture Standing Behind You But He Has A lot Of Power Lines Behind The Bride And Groom But You Don't.
Your Sky And Everything looks Better! How Did you Do That?"
My Reply," I'm A Professional, That's Why You Hired me!"

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Mudshark Loc: Illinois

rpavich...
Like so many areas...there are always two sides to the coin. I don't really like to show a proof sheet for all the above stated reasons...BUT...I have also found that over the years my own inner being has radically changed. i.e., I now occasionally revisit a shoot or proof sheet or file and see another shot that I like much better than the one I chose before. More than once I've looked at some old work and found a new "treasure"...always the flash..."what the hell were you thinking!!???"

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

I am the same.
When we do the initial shoot we are influenced by our emotions at the time of that shoot.
We get home, download our pics and make decisions with those emotions still fresh in our mind. And we tend to make decisions based on how hard a shot was to get, or how much fun we were having.

I always like to revisit a folder of a shoot about 3 weeks later, so that i can look at the photos objectively, without the emotional attachment that I felt at the time.

Mudshark wrote:

rpavich... br Like so many areas...there are alway... (show quote)