Choose Your Best Photos

Posted: October 12, 2014

[caption id="attachment_12056" align="alignright" width="200"] Image from digital-photography-school.com[/caption] When taking photos, photographers usually find that there are really great ones and ones that are not so great. The predicament they face is which to use and which not to use. These simple tips can help you decide the best pictures to use. Melinda Smith, writer for Digital Photography School, shares how to choose your best photos.

Taking out the Garbage – 7 Tips for Choosing Your Best Photos Fast

One of the most time-consuming and difficult things in photography is going through all the unedited images you took and choosing your best photos, the ones to keep, and which images to pass by. When I first started out as a photographer, I’d get hung up on this every time. I’d spend way too much time agonizing over every photo, and worrying so much about throwing away a good one. If this sounds like you, then read on, maybe I can save you a lot of time and headaches with a few simple tips! #1 Don’t take so many in the first place When you take hundreds of images at a time, the idea of looking through every photo and choosing the best is daunting! If you take each photo with intent, and wait for the right moments before pushing the shutter, you won’t have so many throw-aways to wade through. Be careful to notice composition as you shoot, and focus carefully. Time is money (and if not money, time is sanity), so don’t waste your time with so many extra images to go through. #2 Choose images that reflect your style It’s actually quite surprising how much the images you choose reflect who you are as a photographer. Read the entire article Taking out the Garbage – 7 Tips for Choosing Your Best Photos Fast on Digital Photography School.