I've been doing several portrait sessions for people lately, where I end up with several (50-100) decent to very good photos. In turn I offer them a CD with ALL of those photos.
I've been thinking about this for a couple days now and I'm not sure if the best way to do things. So I'd like to hear what other photographers do when they do a portrait session for someone, whether its for senior photos, headshots, family, lifestyle etc etc.
So how do you do it? Do you offer ALL of the OK photos (with the exception of the really bad ones)? or do you offer only a few of the very best of the best from the shoot?
I have never done this, but I would think that you would only want to share the pictures you would be proud if people said, "I paid Adrian for this picture".
I've never bought any sessions either, but I think you would have more residual income if you kept all your photos, (as in not offer a CD) and only sold prints.
Although as a buyer, I would want all the pictures on a CD. :)
I never give all the photos, only the very best, or a few of the very best. It also depends ofcourse on the subject of the session. If it's the intention to make a single good portrait, it does not add to the value of the photos to have 20 really good ones, that are all almost the same. It would add to the strength of the image to not only let the photos speak, but also the opinion of the photographer by selecting what you think is the very best. Then they have both the benefit of the photos you make available, and your expert eye ;-)
* I must admit, that ever since joining the 365 project, I have myself become much better at looking very critically at my photos for any session and come to a very limited selection. Having to choose just one for a day, made me much less hesitant to throw out photos for other things and stick to the really powerful ones. Much to the appreciation of friends and family, who rather look at 10 wow-photos, than spending 10 minutes looking at a big slur of photos :-D
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I Totally agree: thats Kinda where my line of thinking was going, I just wanted to hear what other photographers were doing.... I totally agree that If I was on the other end, and receiving photos that were taken of me, I would want to look at fewer Excellent photos, than pick through 70 photos that all look the similar to pick out the great one or two.
Thank you both for your input :-)
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I've never bought any sessions either, but I think you would have more residual income if you kept all your photos, (as in not offer a CD) and only sold prints.
Although as a buyer, I would want all the pictures on a CD. :)
* I must admit, that ever since joining the 365 project, I have myself become much better at looking very critically at my photos for any session and come to a very limited selection. Having to choose just one for a day, made me much less hesitant to throw out photos for other things and stick to the really powerful ones. Much to the appreciation of friends and family, who rather look at 10 wow-photos, than spending 10 minutes looking at a big slur of photos :-D
I Totally agree: thats Kinda where my line of thinking was going, I just wanted to hear what other photographers were doing.... I totally agree that If I was on the other end, and receiving photos that were taken of me, I would want to look at fewer Excellent photos, than pick through 70 photos that all look the similar to pick out the great one or two.
Thank you both for your input :-)