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Fellow photographers, how many photos you average make per shooting if you shoot a model? Regardless of the scenario. I usually make 200-300 per shooting. Jun 26 17 05:29 am Link denis071 wrote: I'm not sure I understand the point of the question. The answer really is, "it depends". If I'm shooting headshots, maybe 20-30. If I'm shooting for a full magazine spread, 300-700 is reasonable, or more, depending on the shoot. It all comes down to how many FINISHED photos is the goal of the shoot and the complexity of the shoot itself. Jun 26 17 06:12 am Link I used to do around 300 when I first started portrait type shoots. But after learning a bit more It's gone down to like 120. Generally, the larger amounts of shots taken come from us (the model, HMUA, and myself) just simply have a good time. But if the client for some reason has limited time, I'll be more selective with the shots I take, bringing the amount of shots down significantly. And then obviously, edit/retouch afterwards on my own time. Jun 26 17 06:20 am Link My answer is..... "whatever it takes". I've gone from twenty for a portrait sitting to five hundred for a ballerina in motion. Jun 26 17 06:21 am Link As others have said 'it depends'. As an example. Did a shoot yesterday with 3 clothing changes going from full length to close ups and smoke/fog with 2 clothing setups. Took 220 shots Jun 26 17 06:31 am Link I usually give out 10 to 15 edited images without repeat. But can be less, it depends. Jun 26 17 09:08 am Link I usually shoot about 200 frames resulting in 10-15 final, edited images, and in reality only a few of those are likely to get used. Jun 26 17 10:27 am Link Don't you think it matters what is the duration of the photo shoot? one hour photo shoot? full day photo shoot? huge difference there. I shoot multiple hundreds of photos during a shoot. When the model is perfectly posed, I will take 3-10 quick shots, just to be sure I got the perfect shot, because sometimes eyes will close, or wind will blow the hair, or my hands shake, or model adjusts hair, or model changes facial expression a little, or bug flies past or whatever better too many photos, than not enough. Jun 26 17 12:11 pm Link Basically I shoot till I have the shot. You often know once you get it. For some gigs I may shoot 30. Shooting stills for a commercial I may shoot 500 or 900. Who's to say but even then we are looking for only 3 or 4 shots that really stand out. Jun 26 17 02:32 pm Link denis071 wrote: You cannot disregard the scenario. The scenario is everything. Jun 26 17 04:09 pm Link In 45 years in the business, I never found myself shooting with any particular number in mind. I shot until I was certain I had what I needed, and a few extra just to be sure. I could never even calculate an average after the fact simply because no two jobs were ever alike, no two models, no two portrait clients, no two buildings, etc. Some days the model is really great, one of those folks it is impossible to get a bad shot. Other days, the model is having a bad day, or is inexperienced, or _I_ am having a bad day. It's all one of the things I love about this business: every day is new and fresh. Jun 26 17 05:21 pm Link I worked with 3 models yesterday. Shot 2K images. Jun 28 17 04:06 am Link Just finished a 3 day gig. 5 different models. 12K images. Jul 01 17 04:33 pm Link I shoot between 2-4 rolls of 120 (6x7) and maybe a few frames of 4x5. On my last shoot I shot 2 rolls of Portra160 and 6 sheets of HP5+, so 26 all together. All but two are usable, and I really like maybe 8. Jul 01 17 04:44 pm Link Roy Hubbard wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^ Jul 02 17 05:14 am Link denis071 wrote: anchev wrote: +1 Jul 02 17 08:15 am Link |