Nothing worth keeping

[12sndsgood]

ive found that even if i dont come back with any decent shots ive usually learned more about what i did wrong or didn't try to go out next time and improve.

 

[pbelarge]

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop."

-Ansel Adams

This reminds me of people with money, who say that money doesn't mean much...

I would bet that AA had many more than 12 keepers/year

 

[pbelarge]

As your experience increases, you will have more keepers. Also, location really helps. Scout out different locations. Discover where the light is coming from at different times of day - dawn/evening. Then prepare yourself, proper planning, then go shoot.

I also have to state, that better equipment has definitely helped to make it easier to get better results, especially with regards to glass.

Don't forget to RTB

 

[cletusjermal]

As your experience increases, you will have more keepers. Also, location really helps. Scout out different locations. Discover where the light is coming from at different times of day - dawn/evening. Then prepare yourself, proper planning, then go shoot.

I also have to state, that better equipment has definitely helped to make it easier to get better results, especially with regards to glass.

Don't forget to RTB

What is RTB?

 

[pbelarge]

What is RTB?

Read The Book

 

[cletusjermal]

What is RTB?

Read The Book

Ah, Whenever i hear RTB i always think of Return to Base. That is what it means in the air force.

 

[lordfly]

I find that when I go shooting, Sturgeon's Law applies: 90% of everything I shoot is going to be crap.

My standards must be low, because I can usually get some good (to me) pictures almost every time I go out to a spot. Then again, I'm still learning, so... who knows.

 

[Gaerek]

"Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop."

-Ansel Adams

This reminds me of people with money, who say that money doesn't mean much...

I would bet that AA had many more than 12 keepers/year

It depends on your standards. He also didn't say keepers, he said significant photographs. There is a difference. I have high standards for my work. I probably shouldn't because I'm not that great, but if I get 3-4 "wall worthy" shots a year, it was a good year. I simply don't see that quote the same way you do. I see it more as a challenge to the photographer to weed out shots. I usually don't look at people's Flickr streams because I don't want to look at 50 "almost there's" to see one "Wow!" I want to see the one "Wow!"

When I see that quote, it says to me that most of my shots might be good, but only a very few are spectacular. The challenge is finding the diamond in the rough. Coming from someone like AA makes it even stronger. I can't fault you for seeing it differently, and without context, and knowing exactly what he was thinking at the time, it's impossible to know exactly what he meant. However, for me, it is a challenge to ensure the best possible work.

 

[Boomn4x4]

Depends... Print worthy or facebookable? Man... My Facebook is loaded... My walls, on the other hand, are not.

Exactly what he said....

Mixed in with all the over compressed, overly degraded, everyone else uses their camera phone world of facebook... My photography is absoltuly stunning.

In the eyes real honest to goodness photography, I don't think I've ever take a "keeper" I always find something that is a little off that I don't like, especially since coming to this forum and learning how hard to critique a photo.

 

[Early]

I heard it said that if you can get 3 or 4 keepers out of a roll of film, you've done well.