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Dan K Photography
Posts: 5,387
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
Just did a shoot and shot about 150 photos. These were all the keepers

http://dknafo.smugmug.com/Family-Photog … &k=NZR8W84

So 150 shots and 13 keepers. Shootings multiple kids is nuts.
Dec 06 12 11:39 am  Link  Quote 
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PhotosbyChuck
Posts: 2,216
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, US
Shooting families with small kids automatically reduces the number of keepers ... generally, because it means I intentionally shoot more total pictures!
Dec 06 12 11:43 am  Link  Quote 
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L2Photography net
Posts: 2,297
University City, Missouri, US
Last two shoots I did I gave them my rate posted proofs on my site let them pick 10 for me to edit and give them on CD. I gave them a few more than what they picked some I liked.
Say you have a family of 4 and you shoot the together 20 shots maybe 2 or 3 are great so they pick. Other wise they would want me to edit every photo.
L2
Dec 06 12 02:32 pm  Link  Quote 
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DANACOLE
Posts: 10,109
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
On family and kid shoots I typically take between 50-60 images .
There are on average 40-50 keepers..


The package includes 10 images, but all of my clients usually pay for 10-20 additional ones smile
Dec 06 12 02:40 pm  Link  Quote 
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ontherocks
Posts: 20,135
Salem, Oregon, US
recently we had a 2-month old and a dog along with 5 other family members. i was tired after that one!
Dec 06 12 04:24 pm  Link  Quote 
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Dan K Photography
Posts: 5,387
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US

DANACOLE wrote:
On family and kid shoots I typically take between 50-60 images .
There are on average 40-50 keepers..


The package includes 10 images, but all of my clients usually pay for 10-20 additional ones smile

So if you had a family like my example with 3 small kids you would have such a high keeper rate? That is amazing and shows how much I got to learn.

Dec 06 12 04:27 pm  Link  Quote 
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fullmetalphotographer
Posts: 1,718
Fresno, California, US
9-13 images but that is a lot.
Dec 06 12 08:00 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
MC Photo
Posts: 3,936
New York, New York, US

Dan K Photography wrote:

So if you had a family like my example with 3 small kids you would have such a high keeper rate? That is amazing and shows how much I got to learn.

It's pointless to compare keeper rates between photographers and even between shoots.

You could give the same set of photos to two photographer to select keepers from and one might consider 3 keepers the other might consider 50.

It's more about standards than the images.

Dec 06 12 08:31 pm  Link  Quote 
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Paul AI
Posts: 572
Shawnee, Oklahoma, US
I normally have clients bring the kids' favorite toys and have my assistant twirl them around behind me to try to get the kids' attention.  I have had a pretty decent amount of success with that.  Of course, it's always better if the parents aren't in the shot and they can get the kids' attention for me.
Dec 06 12 08:42 pm  Link  Quote 
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