Comments on: Choosing Pictures: How to Pick Your Best Photos, Fast

By: Catherine Bowlene

Catherine Bowlene — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:55:44 +0000

#1 and #6 are so on point! Taking too many pictures is literally a trap and even if you try to avoid it, there is still a chance you'll end up having similar shots and you'll have to choose between them. I absolutely agree with #5, too: while sometimes blurry shots can be saved by a vintage effect or a grainy photo filter, it's not worth the trouble in 9 out of 10 cases. Reject it and never look back unless you really like the picture and there is no better version of it.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:49:23 +0000

Don’t take so many photos in the first place. …
Start by seeing your best. …
Choose images that reflect your style. …
Look for distractions. …
If a shot is out of focus or blurry, reject it. …
Eliminate similar shots on your first photo-picking pass. …
Don’t miss the hidden gems.

By: roger ramjet

roger ramjet — Thu, 12 May 2022 07:35:44 +0000

I totally needed this article. Time to become ruthless

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:25:21 +0000

Good article although I do have issue with the dad and his kids shot as you’ve cut off his head ?

By: Cornelius Mouzenidis

Cornelius Mouzenidis — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 03:50:54 +0000

I love the advice about not taking too many photos in the first place because when there are two or more photos wher only the angle is slightly different it makes picking just one of them even more difficult. I prefer doing the culling in several steps: I get rid of all the awful pics (blurry shots, eyes closed, etc) first, then do something else for some time and then go back to get rid of some duplicates. Taking a break really helps because when you look through 500+ photos at once it's getting hard to tell a rather mediocre shot from a really good one. Working in team is also great: you can make a Smartshow 3d or Adobe spark slideshow and send it to your assistant or someone you trust to get their opinion on what shots are worth keeping.

By: Miroslav Kravec

Miroslav Kravec — Sun, 27 May 2018 14:05:00 +0000

Good article,.. Sometimes, I keep a bit blurry photo, because I don’t have a better photo reflecting that moment, situation, people, mood, atmosphere…

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 22:34:00 +0000

Nice advice! #2 should help me nailing those 350 photos that will make it to the (old school) photo album and forgetting about the other 1300. haha.

20 years ago, 60 pages lasted 2, 3 years; and a vacation was 6 pages max.
And today? 4 weeks abroad fill 60 pages like nothing!

Still, I am not willing to let go of the good old photo albums. A few years ago it was difficult to buy them in stores. In 2017 the supply in the shops is growing.

What makes it hard: I love the photos, almost all of them. I kept looking at them over the past decade (yes, it took me that long to get started with the album project).

Good news: This is doable! It has to be. 🙂

By: Vadim Sokol

Vadim Sokol — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 18:52:00 +0000

When I’m choosing photos I always ask myself: wether I put it on the wall or not?

By: Yasmin Thabet

Yasmin Thabet — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:01:00 +0000

In reply to Jason N photography. I like it. What did you do in (over processing) it :)

By: Yasmin Thabet

Yasmin Thabet — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:01:00 +0000

In reply to Jason N photography. I like it. What did you do in (over processing) it :)