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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Successful shot rate (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by HardVision@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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On average what would you say is your success rate when you go out to shoot? And what’s your experience level?

For myself who has a passion for photography but zero formal training and only purchased my first real camera less than a year ago, I’d say 1% of the pictures that I take are “good” or at least to the point to where I’d share them.

I know a lot comes from just going out and taking pictures but I feel like the gaps between when I go out and take pictures and actually sit at the computer and look at them is so spread out that I can never remember what I did or was thinking last time I was out shooting

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[–] Vilonious@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s gonna be different for everyone. I do studio work with products, and 9 times out of 10 we have concept illustrations we’re working off of so the client can approve before we even touch the camera. Because of that, I don’t really fire off shots that I’m not using.

Ask me to shoot a football game though and I’ll probably hit 1 out of 1000 shots lol

[–] JenkinsPhotos@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Because of that, I don’t really fire off shots that I’m not using.

I don't know why, but this is cool as fuck to me. "My name is Vilonious, and I don't miss."

[–] Motionshaker@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry if this is off topic but how does one get into that type of work? Just curious about the different career paths in the field of photography

[–] Vilonious@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I interned at a large studio that did catalogs for brands like Walmart and bed bath & beyond while I was in college, and most of my schooling was focused on products and studio photography. I built up a portfolio on my own, and around 2015 I started posting my work on IG and tagging the brands who’s products I used in photos. Some brands noticed and started hiring me for campaigns and it snowballed from there. My business has evolved a bit over the years to follow the money, but that’s how it started.