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13 years 7 months ago - 13 years 7 months ago #82 by twisted
Hello! I recently did a photo shoot for a friend’s friend and let them choose the pictures that they liked. The thing that concerned me is that they ended up picking some shots that I wasn't too fond of and the overlooked other shots that I thought would have been a better choice. As a developing photographer I am concerned about being judged on the basis of what a few customers picked.
I need some advice here. Do you all pick the photos for your customers or do you let the customer pick them?
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13 years 7 months ago #1148 by knightskyz
I think it's a great idea letting customers choose their photos, however for in studio displaying I would use what I feel is the better shots.
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13 years 6 months ago #1557 by canon4me
After I take the pictures...I take them home, download them onto the computer and get rid of the ones that are bad.....or just plain don't look good/or I don't like them...so the customer doesn't even see them...
but i've also taken pic's of little ones and the parents want to see the pic's right off the camera...so i show them and together we delete the bad ones.
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13 years 6 months ago #1624 by tatertottsz

canon4me wrote: After I take the pictures...I take them home, download them onto the computer and get rid of the ones that are bad.....or just plain don't look good/or I don't like them...so the customer doesn't even see them...
but i've also taken pic's of little ones and the parents want to see the pic's right off the camera...so i show them and together we delete the bad ones.


That's a good idea!!
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12 years 4 months ago - 12 years 4 months ago #182440 by Bigalski

canon4me wrote: After I take the pictures...I take them home, download them onto the computer and get rid of the ones that are bad.....or just plain don't look good/or I don't like them...so the customer doesn't even see them...
but i've also taken pic's of little ones and the parents want to see the pic's right off the camera...so i show them and together we delete the bad ones.


For a typical fight night lasting 4 hours i can take upwards of 2000 photos. I take them home and cull them to about 200 photos and only then do i do any retouching (whitebalance fixing, boosting exposure if needed) before publishing to my site.

If a photo has my details on it whether it be metadata or a watermark, i'm trying my best to only let the best photos become public. Your entire worth as a photographer can be judged on a single photo so no point letting anyone judge you on a crap photo.

If I had a close friend / family member want a crappy photo i would process it differently to my normal process and not include any metadata tags or watermark.
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12 years 4 months ago #182447 by Rob pix4u2
I take the shots, take them home, edit them, post process them and show the customer my best work and let them pick from there. The same for what I submit to my editors and publisher- sometimes the pic I think is best never makes it into my articles and that is the editors choice.
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12 years 4 months ago #182462 by Lopezjose7
This is the issue I find when showing a client your photos. Unless you are dealing with someone who has a good eye or understanding of photography or art, then they will tend to go for some pics where the eyes are no in focus, half an arm or leg is cut out of the photo.

In the last shoot I did of baby Elle, I mentioned before hand that the lighting in their house was pretty terrible (I could get away with this as they are friends) so warned them that out of 100 shots or so, maybe only 10 will be good. I set up the camera to tether with my laptop so they could view the pictures live on screen, rather than shoot a few and then show on the view finder. When shooting a child this young, you need to be on your toes and be ready for any moment (this was my first attempt and learnt this now).

I gave them all the photos but said to them, that any photos that go online will be from my selection. They agreed, and end of the day can't really complain as it was all for free.
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12 years 4 months ago #182488 by Henry Peach
I initially edit the shoot to the photos I want to show the clients. I do not show them every exposure that was made. From that point they can edit the group of photos to their taste.
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12 years 4 months ago #182495 by Perry041
I let my clients pick. Keep in mind, these are their photographs, not yours. We all have different tastes. Art is in the eye of the beholder. What you don't like, they may love. What you love, they may not like. Just shoot your best and deliver the photos.
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12 years 4 months ago #182662 by John Landolfi
:agree: with Henry. It's not a good idea to circulate over your name work that YOU don't consider good or representative of your best professional effort. Others will look, and judge you by what they see. It should only be your best, in your judgment. It's your job to fullfill your customer's expectations and provide enough good images from which they can choose.
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12 years 4 months ago #182674 by geoffellis
You havent explicitly stated whether they picked outright bad shots... or shots that you just didnt personally like (such as posture, facial expressions, etc)

If they are quality photos, then i dont believe it matters what they chose. its personal taste.

Now if they chose outright bad photos, then i question why you were even showing them those photos in the first place.
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12 years 2 months ago #197079 by Imagegourmet
Unless you are working with an Art director or Creative Director of an agency, never and I mean never let your customers choose the shots, you are compromising your creativity, your integrity and your professionalism, you make the cuts, make the choices edit them and deliver them. Some of the big names will not even let the agency choose.
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12 years 2 months ago #197091 by Darrell
Show only pictures that you are pleased with, and remember even than they may not pick the pictures that you think are the very best of that group. Sometimes you may think a picture is great, but maybe it shows a wrinkle or spot etc on the Mother and she rules it out.
You will not be judged as a photographer by the pictures you take, but by the pictures you show.
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