How many photos do you shoot...

[gpaai]

It's never the same with me. Some days I can shoot 200 images and still not be satisfied with a single shot. Other days I have taken a single shot and liked it.

One of my recent shots, (the one most others seem to like best) was a single shot: http://www.pbase.com/gpaai/image/54394034

Gary

[floradoragirl]

It varies a lot. If I'm out shooting, then I'll take as many as I want or see and have been known to shoot hundreds. If on the other hand, it's been a day when I've not been inspired by something (the weather, a walk, an incident etc.) but I've still to get a picture for the day, then it can be fewer. If I know what I want to shoot, sometimes I can get there in just a few shots. Other times, I can spend a while shooting something until I get a composition or something that I'm pleased with. Sometimes, I've really not been in the mood to take a pad...but the shooting itself gives me energy and renews enthusiasm. I really enjoy when that happens.


robbiru's point about dull photos is an interesting point in itself and makes me think. My PaD serves serveral purposes; to help me use my camera better, to focus me on shooting better, to record my days and to improve my eye and my skills. I also try very hard to shoot every day rather than only sporadically, which means that the quality varies. I try to take the best I can for the day, but part of the point of my pad is to have a picture for every day.

Today we are image rich. Were we to be ruthless with our work, to eradicate all but the truly original, the very, very best...some of us might have nothing to show at the end of the week (or even year!)....though I'm only speaking for myself here! I try to take images that speak for themselves, but even if they only speak to me, to remind me of what the day was, then they're worth taking, however many shots it takes to get them.

[cjmorgan]

I have been thinking about this for a couple of days and am curious so decided to ask, how many photos do you typically shoot to get your PAD? Is it a "one and done" type thing? Do you shoot 50 frames and take the best?

Any kid can just shoot a picture everyday. So if you're PAD is going to
be anything more than that, then it's worth challenging yourself.

And so, if you're the type of person who normally just takes one shot
and then moves on, then use your PAD to make a variety of shoots,
more exploring the potential of subject.. and then choose the best
shot. That's the creative process.

On the other hand, if you're the type of person who quite normally
shoots a lot of pictures of a subject matter because the creative
process is already a second nature habit for you, then you might
otherwise find it more of challenge to see how well you can do
by just by shooting one or two frames that day.

As I said, any kid can shoot a picture everyday. But your PAD will
be of best benefit to you if you use it as a reason for doing some
learn, for exploring subject matter and ways of shooting you might
never have considered before were it not for the PAD project.

And ultimately, at the end of the year, both technically and aesthetically,
you will be a better image maker than before you started the project.

Or, you can just take a snapshot each day like any kid can do.
But I just don't imagine there's much growth which comes from
that.

Hope that perspective is of some help,
CJ
http://www.pbase.com/cjmorgan/photoaday2004&page=all