This is the kind of content that helps me as a photographer. I could imagine myself in that situation making those tough choices ... until the end. I just couldn't be as "ruthless" as you were. I don't know how I can get to that point. I understand how it makes a better body of work, but it is so painful to me. Your multiply videos on this subject cover the process of selecting and sequencing the pictures very well. I would love to learn more about your process for taking the pictures though. How much did you observe and plan over multiple days? Did you stick with the same lens(es) for a consistent look? Did you engage with your subjects? How much did you envision the final work along the way?
I'm thrilled your finding my videos helpful! As far as being ruthless... I probably should be even moreso. The thing is, the more you shoot, the more selective you can be, and the more selective you are, the better your overall work will be. So while it's painful to reject pictures, I view it as a means to my goal of being a better photographer, and in that sense - being able to reject a good picture because I have a better one is a LUXURY! These are great questions you are asking and I'm taking a screencap to remind myself in the future to make videos about these topics. Thank you!!!
IMO, you eliminated great shots. Looking at 7:55, and if I could only show 10 photos, I would have kept (from top left to bottom right) - 1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 24, 29. That would narrow down the scope of the project, tell a more cohesive story, focusing on the workers. Sometimes editing is not just about eliminating photos, but also about redefining the scope, leaving in what the core of your story is. A project that would talk about all these different aspects of their lives would need more than 10 photos, as I think of it. Who knows, I could be completely wrong. If I wanted to maintain a sense of all these different facets of their lives, I would think of it as 10 "spreads", some of them with more than one photo.Great work, by the way!
I'm like a kid on Christmas when I get these type of comments! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts! I had one other comment like this. I think my next video is going to unpack all this great feedback I've been getting, I think it will be great for people to see. Seriously, thank you again!
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Thanks for sharing this useful and crucial process!
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This is the kind of content that helps me as a photographer. I could imagine myself in that situation making those tough choices ... until the end. I just couldn't be as "ruthless" as you were. I don't know how I can get to that point. I understand how it makes a better body of work, but it is so painful to me.
Your multiply videos on this subject cover the process of selecting and sequencing the pictures very well. I would love to learn more about your process for taking the pictures though. How much did you observe and plan over multiple days? Did you stick with the same lens(es) for a consistent look? Did you engage with your subjects? How much did you envision the final work along the way?
I'm thrilled your finding my videos helpful! As far as being ruthless... I probably should be even moreso. The thing is, the more you shoot, the more selective you can be, and the more selective you are, the better your overall work will be. So while it's painful to reject pictures, I view it as a means to my goal of being a better photographer, and in that sense - being able to reject a good picture because I have a better one is a LUXURY! These are great questions you are asking and I'm taking a screencap to remind myself in the future to make videos about these topics. Thank you!!!
IMO, you eliminated great shots. Looking at 7:55, and if I could only show 10 photos, I would have kept (from top left to bottom right) - 1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 24, 29. That would narrow down the scope of the project, tell a more cohesive story, focusing on the workers. Sometimes editing is not just about eliminating photos, but also about redefining the scope, leaving in what the core of your story is. A project that would talk about all these different aspects of their lives would need more than 10 photos, as I think of it. Who knows, I could be completely wrong. If I wanted to maintain a sense of all these different facets of their lives, I would think of it as 10 "spreads", some of them with more than one photo.Great work, by the way!
I'm like a kid on Christmas when I get these type of comments! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts! I had one other comment like this. I think my next video is going to unpack all this great feedback I've been getting, I think it will be great for people to see. Seriously, thank you again!