I've been publishing photos in mags and newspapers for thirty years.
The published count is probably over 1000. I never send a pic I don't
like, and I almost always send just a few more than they need.
Paul
On Feb 25, 2006, at 4:02 PM, graywolf wrote:
Aw, you guys forget about editors. Editors want 17000 shots to chose
from. It makes them feel creative. Then the pick one that you would
have consigned to the bit bucket yourself. And then all your peers go
around saying your published work sucks.
Any published writer, artist, photograper will tell you that a good
editor is a wonder, however the other 99.9%...
graywolf
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William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coyle"
Subject: Re: PESO - Action!
You do realise, Bill and the others who posted in this thread that
you're all missing the point completely? Unless you have 17 shots
each side of the action, you just aren't cutting it! :-) The fact
that you got the _one_ well-framed, in-focus, dead sharp shot at the
peak of the action means you must have been lucky, because you're
just playing at being photographers without a Canon or a Nikon!
Well, that's what the consensus would appear to be from recent
discussions...
My experience shooting sports is limited.
I've shot some football, baseball, motorcross and motorcycle racing,
fencing, and basketball.
What my limited experience tells me is that a high speed drive
combined with a trigger happy photographer will garner you a whole
bnch of pictures that show just before and just after the peak of the
action.
Knowing the sport, and knowing when to push the button will give you
a lot more good pictures, and fewer frames to delete.
YMMV, that's just what I have discovered works for me.
William Robb
