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> And when you’re trying to sort through 3-5k+ photos shot over a very busy weekend, comfort is the deciding factor. From one phtographer to another, and not t

> And when you’re trying to sort through 3-5k+ photos shot over a very busy weekend, comfort is the deciding factor. From one phtographer to another, and not to be a dick, but if you're shooting that many photos in one weekend you're doing something wrong.. the only scenario where I can imagine reasonably coming up with that many photos is motion photography with burst. Easiest rule I can give you is to pretend you have an old-style camera with a limited amount of rolls. Imagine how many rolls would be reasonable for the session you're having if it was 1980? If you stick to that, your photo quality will dramatically shoot up and the effort you have to expend sifting will go down a lot.

Bluestrike2 10y ago
I don't disagree as a general rule. It's good advice, as people tend to go a bit nuts when they discover their camera's drive mode settings. That said, the weekend I was thinking about was about 3-1/2 days of competition. A lot of that was shot in bursts due to the nature of the subject and environment (high motion sports with a lot of movement relative to the sensor plane with crappy lighting and no flash). In that situation, I'm perfectly fine with a low keep rate because I know going in that I'm dealing with a situation that's going to be tough for even modern AF sensors. Doing the same for a wedding reception or something similar would quickly become a bit of a nightmare, though. In my personal work, that's not an issue as I shoot almost exclusively with manual focus glass (Loxia lenses, adapted glass, etc.). With focus magnification and peaking, it's very rare to ever have to reject a photo for blatant focus issues even when I'm using a lens with a razor-thin DOF at f/1.2.
- tornadoboy55 10y ago
  My man.. you know your shit. Seems like motion photography was indeed the culprit.. tbh I did think you were a dev who (recently) took up photography and was chasing the perfect picture with a rather firm trigger finger, but it seems you can safely ignore anything I said. Happy shooting :)
  - Bluestrike2 10y ago
    Haha, no worries :). I probably would have made the same assumption. I'm always happy to talk about photography.

Bluestrike2 10y ago

I don't disagree as a general rule. It's good advice, as people tend to go a bit nuts when they discover their camera's drive mode settings. That said, the weekend I was thinking about was about 3-1/2 days of competition. A lot of that was shot in bursts due to the nature of the subject and environment (high motion sports with a lot of movement relative to the sensor plane with crappy lighting and no flash). In that situation, I'm perfectly fine with a low keep rate because I know going in that I'm dealing with a situation that's going to be tough for even modern AF sensors. Doing the same for a wedding reception or something similar would quickly become a bit of a nightmare, though. In my personal work, that's not an issue as I shoot almost exclusively with manual focus glass (Loxia lenses, adapted glass, etc.). With focus magnification and peaking, it's very rare to ever have to reject a photo for blatant focus issues even when I'm using a lens with a razor-thin DOF at f/1.2.

tornadoboy55 10y ago
My man.. you know your shit. Seems like motion photography was indeed the culprit.. tbh I did think you were a dev who (recently) took up photography and was chasing the perfect picture with a rather firm trigger finger, but it seems you can safely ignore anything I said. Happy shooting :)
- Bluestrike2 10y ago
  Haha, no worries :). I probably would have made the same assumption. I'm always happy to talk about photography.