On 29 Dec 2004 at 17:23, Graywolf wrote:

> Having seen contact sheets of really good photographers I have to disagree 
> with
> you.
> 
> Yes, they shoot lots of photos. But they are all very good photos. Not a bad 
> one
> in the bunch. They may have shot a hundred frames where I would shoot 2 or 3,
> but nothing of theirs was junk. What they are shooting for is "selection".
> Selection is giving the editor many similar shots to chose from. It is not
> machine gun shooting at all.

Surely you'd best qualify the above? For instance when I'm shooting landscapes 
I have near 100% success but shooting active children, animals or bands in very 
marginal lighting my keeper ratio reduces somewhat.


Rob Studdert
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