Should be close to 100%. Anyone's who is not getting that needs to work on it (of course I have reached the point where I can blame it on senility, but that beats blaming the camera <grin>).
A photo that grabs your guts? That is a lot harder to get.
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frank theriault wrote:
Mr. Rittenhouse (I think) has already said it, but maybe it bears repeating:
It's one thing for a fashion or studio photographer to realistically want or expect a near 100% "hit rate" (that's a new term for me). It's quite another thing for a nature photographer (especially one shooting unpredictable animals) or a PJ or someone doing reportage to expect any more than a few shots per roll.
Apples and Oranges.
Personally, if I get a couple of decent shots per roll, I'm happy. If I get an absolute Zinger, I'm ecstatic! Some rolls are better than others - the subject matter was just "there" or for whatever reason, I was in a groove, and just "seeing things" well, if you know what I mean. I shot a roll last March where almost 1/2 were keepers; maybe my best day ever!
Then again, right now, the vast majority of what I do is street photography (doesn't count snaps of the kids). Were I a wedding photographer, I'm sure a couple of shots a roll wouldn't make me happy.
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: "Bucky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Just one tip Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 22:25:02 -0800
Natinal Geographic is, therefore, full of incompetent photographers.
Perhaps that gives you an idea of the weight you can attach to Tom's opinion
on that issue.
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