Photo Editing

[Veronica]

How ruthless are you in editing your photos?

Thom came to my workout this morning to shoot and took 177 photos in about 80 minutes. We ended up with 5 shots that made the final cut. He was playing with lighting today.



The others are here.

We have some relatives who could be a little more ruthless.

Veronica

[limewave]

those guns! Wow!

I do edit down our photos as far as choosing the best one from a selection. I figure people don't need to see 10 shots of us hiking--one is usually sufficient. I don't usually photoshop any of our pictures unless I plan on ordering an enlarged print that will be displayed. I edit photos all day long as part of my job so I can be hyper-critical if I let myself. When it comes to family photos I let them be as they are--imperfect but full of great memories.

[Veronica]

Thanks! My upper body puts on muscle if I sneeze.

I'm not a big fan of posed group shots, especially the ones where the group is just standing there. I like photos of people doing things, even if they look dorky.

Veronica

[limewave]

Yes, I totally agree. "Action" shots are the best no matter the circumstance!

[Crankin]

I don't take photos unless I am forced to (I specialize in cutting heads off), but for reference, DH took over 1,000 photos when we went to Spain. Most of them he took while riding . How these come out well, I don't know. We ended up with about 700. He edits a lot of stuff to the point it drives me nuts. I don't care if something is off center, etc. He's a good photographer, but to me, it's just for the memory. I agree, action shots are the best... we don't have too many posed pictures.

[lph]

I usually keep about a quarter of my shots. If I'm trying for a specific shot I may end up keeping one of 10 or one of 20. The trick to editing vacation shots is for me to pare immediately, and then to do it again after a month or so. By then even I can see how boring many of them are!