I was asked to shoot a wedding.

[pixmedic]

Very true. Would 75-100 pictures be a reasonable return?

for 3-4 hours?
yea. around 100 pictures would be fine as a final amount.
theres only so many ways to take different pictures of the same thing.
after a while, you are just duplication shots.

Okay. Being that it is a small wedding, would 40-50 suffice? I would hope to have more than that, but I can pre plan around that many shots and be able to count on getting them with some degree of certainty.

In all honesty, I think if you got around 50 keepers it would be fine. like i said, you can only take the same pictures so many times.
and with only 30 people there, im guessing it isnt a large wedding party either so you dont have a boatload of people to individually work with.

 

[kathyt]

I would say 100-150 images. Are you doing the getting ready, formals, family, reception, and all that good stuff too? You really need to find out all of the details and how long you will be shooting. I always say about 40-50 images per hour of shooting time is about right.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

I average 80 photos an hour.

 

[kathyt]

I average 80 photos an hour.

That is how many you tell the client you will give them per hour? Or is that the average you shoot per hour?

 

[pixmedic]

I average 80 photos an hour.

I think Tevo was talking about end product, not actual per hour shot totals.

 

[tevo]

I think Tevo was talking about end product, not actual per hour shot totals.

Exactly.

 

[pixmedic]

I think between this being a very small wedding, and Tevo not being a wedding photographer who has his workflow streamlined for that sort of work, a little less than optimal pics per/hr will probably be just fine. i am sure that the amount of pictures he produces will matter much less than the fact that they got wedding pictures at all.

 

[Robin_Usagani]

That is how many photos I have at the end. 10 hour wedding = 800+ photos.

 

[tevo]

That is how many photos I have at the end. 10 hour wedding = 800+ photos.

Okay, I'll shoot a football game and end up with 800 photos as well. But the number of keepers I have is significantly less than that, maybe 100-150. What I'm asking is how many do you deliver to the client?

 

[Steve5D]

They hit you up a week before the wedding?

I see no reason, whatsoever, to do it for free...

 

[Robin_Usagani]

That is how many photos I have at the end. 10 hour wedding = 800+ photos.

Okay, I'll shoot a football game and end up with 800 photos as well. But the number of keepers I have is significantly less than that, maybe 100-150. What I'm asking is how many do you deliver to the client?

Thats what I deliver. But I use 2nd photographer too.

 

[cbarnard7]

That is how many photos I have at the end. 10 hour wedding = 800+ photos.

Okay, I'll shoot a football game and end up with 800 photos as well. But the number of keepers I have is significantly less than that, maybe 100-150. What I'm asking is how many do you deliver to the client?

Thats what I deliver. But I use 2nd photographer too.

Good Lord that seems like a lot!

 

[pixmedic]

Okay, I'll shoot a football game and end up with 800 photos as well. But the number of keepers I have is significantly less than that, maybe 100-150. What I'm asking is how many do you deliver to the client?

Thats what I deliver. But I use 2nd photographer too.

Good Lord that seems like a lot!

its different when you are shooting a wedding though. you are getting lots of the same shots at different angles and heights. often you are taking several of literally the same shot just in case someone blinked or moved or something. it isnt difficult at all to rack up a TON of photos at a wedding.

 

[gsgary]

That is how many photos I have at the end. 10 hour wedding = 800+ photos.

Okay, I'll shoot a football game and end up with 800 photos as well. But the number of keepers I have is significantly less than that, maybe 100-150. What I'm asking is how many do you deliver to the client?

150 keepers from 800 thats not good

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[wyogirl]

That is how many photos I have at the end. 10 hour wedding = 800+ photos.

Okay, I'll shoot a football game and end up with 800 photos as well. But the number of keepers I have is significantly less than that, maybe 100-150. What I'm asking is how many do you deliver to the client?

150 keepers from 800 thats not good

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For a sports event, that's a high yield. Things are moving fast and people move into or out of a shot fast. That's why you keep shooting.