Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 29, 2004, at 8:59 PM, R. Clayton McKee wrote: > On 29 Dec 2004 at 20:03, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> Pros, PJ's, and others that actually get PAID to take pictures have a >> different criteria of success. Sometimes on this list, that >> differentiation >> gets lost. > > Some years ago I went to a Canon/NANPA workshop with Dewitt Jones, > and inevitably someone asked about the "hits/roll" ratio. > > I've never forgotten what he said: "If I get less than two good > shots on a roll, I wasn't paying attention. If I get more than four, > MAYBE five, I wasn't pushing myself hard enough." Do you think he was pulling your leg? Was he talking studio work, landscapes or on the street? I can see 5 useable per roll in a studio or if you are shooting landscapes, but five or more per roll on the street? And what does he mean by hits? Hits or home runs? And while we are on it how many per roll do people like Ted, Tina etc average? Every once and a while you get lucky and all of the stars are in alignment and you nail more on one roll than in a week, but that's not everyday. feli _______________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com