On Jan 6, 2012, at 12:49, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Chicago Sun-Times photo editor: "So, let me get this straight: You shot a > total of 426 frames?" > > Me, newly hired sports photographer: "Yes." > > Chicago Sun-Times photo editor: "And all we have is a total of 23 usable > shots." > > Me, newly hired sports photographer: "Right." > > Chicago Sun Times photo editor: "You're fired." > > Me, newly hired sports photographer: "Understood. >
When I shoot live concerts, I'm delighted if my shots-usable to shots-taken ratio is 1 in 10. Usually it's more like 1 in 20. The editor doesn't care how many shots it took to get the results, they just want enough usable results (my opinion anyways). It would be interesting, would it not, to find out what the usable ratio is for the pros. I would think that sitting on the sidelines, machine-gunning with a zillion frames per second, they go through a lot more than just 426 frames in one game! (as an example, my last concert I attended, the first "usable" frame was #5637, the last was #6166. I posted 32 images out of 529 frames shot!) http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2011/new_standards_holiday_show/ if you care! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
