On average what would you say is your success rate when you go out to shoot? And what’s your experience level?
For myself who has a passion for photography but zero formal training and only purchased my first real camera less than a year ago, I’d say 1% of the pictures that I take are “good” or at least to the point to where I’d share them.
I know a lot comes from just going out and taking pictures but I feel like the gaps between when I go out and take pictures and actually sit at the computer and look at them is so spread out that I can never remember what I did or was thinking last time I was out shooting
The more I learn about photography, the lower my successful shot rate. Weird math but true.
This is a classic example of where the more knowledge you get and information you consume, the less happy you get.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss!
Interestingly mine has gone way up, but its not that im taking significantly more good photos, im just taking less bad ones. In a day of landscape photography where 3 years ago I might have taken 200 photos and kept 5, I might now only take 10 photos but keep 6 or 7.
You’re on your way to mastery! Did you know Ansel Adams would only take 1 photo of a given landscape? Insane to think about
I shoot 40 or 50 shots per look, and 3-4 outfits per studio shoots. Model gets one or two per a week or two later.
They’re all good, but only show the bangers.