I concur. There is no point in keeping stuff just because it is cheap to do so. It may only equate to 1TB per year, but it is also a whole lot of filing, cataloguing etc that I don't have time to do. There is no point in me keeping stuff that is average at best. I don't ever want to be an "average" photographer, and want to be proud of my portfolio of work. I don't want to look back at stuff and go "omg, that sucks, what the heck was I thinking keeping that?!?"
Wrt to editing vs deleting - I agree with that too - editing does not = deleting - they are two separate processes for me. My post workflow is a three step process, that I refer to as "D.C.E" - 1. The mass "delete". 2. A further, more refined "cull". 3. The edit. #1 - is a fast process - if it isn't completely engaging or usable at first glance, it gets rejected immediately. 15 minutes max. #2 - is a more discerning look, zooming in to view focus, details, etc., and the rejection of those that "looked ok at first glance, but upon finer inspection of focus etc, I realised that there are better shots in the collection". 30-60 mins. #3 - editing and creative processing. 4-5 hours for an average 300 image collection. I never waste my time editing stuff that is "average". There just aren't enough hours in the day. UNLESS, I am on a tight deadline and have no time for a reshoot and HAVE to deliver something to the client asap. (I think that I have only done this twice and it felt SHITE to do so). Mark also said: " Good photographers have to be ruthless editors of their own work." This is the point that I was making. I keep heaps of average/crappy stuff (I even take stuff on my iphone occasionally) if it is of my kids or whatever, for emotional/memorial reasons, but I don't consider that to be "my photography". If I wasn't a "ruthless editor" of my own work, I don't think that I could ever improve on my work, AND I also think it would equate in me developing a massive ego as I would start believing that everything I do is great, which it most definitely isn't. I love editing/deleting my work harshly, it keeps me humble. Tanya Love Photographer www.lovebytes.com.au m: 0458 006 740 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:47 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Out of curiosity: A question for the pros Mark said: Whenever I can't think of a better reason for keeping a shot than how cheap and easy it is to do so, I know that's a photograph that isn't worth keeping. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
