Mr Spoon
Jun 8 2008, 15:52
So not all the photos you take are going to be good, but do you save those that are blurry or out of focus?
At the moment, I do, but since starting to shoot in RAW then I have realised they are starting to take up space on my tiny hard drive.
Just wondering what other peoples thoughts are on the matter.
Lt-DavidW
Jun 8 2008, 15:59
It depends how bad the photo is.
If it's just a grey smudge I will delete it, but everything else gets categorised into two folders: 'Facebook Worthy' and 'Non Facebook Worthy'.
Deletedforeverhaha
Jun 8 2008, 16:02
Posting pics on Facebook... Why?
What happened to cataloging on PC and sharing it through Flickr to only a few friends than allow every friend on Facebook access your photos?
Tantawi
Jun 8 2008, 16:03
If the photo is blurry or out of focus, then it's a no-no

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But if it's "bad" as in composition and such, I still save it, but I know the day will come when I'll go through all these photos and delete them
Quote - (masked unknown @ Jun 8 2008, 17:02)

Posting pics on Facebook... Why?
What happened to cataloging on PC and sharing it through Flickr to only a few friends than allow every friend on Facebook access your photos?
Manage your friends lists for access rights?

Anything I put on Facebook Photowise I dont really have a problem sharing.. to be honest
I do more or less delete most of the blurry/out of focus pictures unless they are really worthy..
Abhishek Kapoor
Jun 8 2008, 16:06
Most of them I keep which are recognizable later when i saw ....... other i delete them while transferring to PC
i use picasa very good to manage PIC
WelshBluebird
Jun 8 2008, 16:08
Usually I keep everything on the camera that I take (unless I run out of room on my memory card), then I'll transfer everything to my laptop, and get rid of most of the terrible ones then. I still have quite a few bad ones on here though, I'm just too lazy to sort them out lol
A.B.L.N.N.
Jun 8 2008, 16:11
If I take an out of focus photo it's on purpose since I have an Autofocus motor on my camera lenses. So yeah, I save them.
Tantawi
Jun 8 2008, 16:16
Quote - (Oxuyoska @ Jun 8 2008, 19:11)

If I take an out of focus photo it's on purpose since I have an Autofocus motor on my camera lenses. So yeah, I save them.
Autofocus combined with user error can still produce out of focus photos (bad lighting, fast movement, focusing on unwanted point, wrong focus point selection, etc)
Actually If I want 100% precious focus of my critical shots I use a tripod+Life View on LCD+magnification, then manual focus
A.B.L.N.N.
Jun 8 2008, 16:17
Quote - (Tantawi @ Jun 8 2008, 11:16)

Autofocus can still produce out of focus photos (bad lighting, fast movement, focusing on unwanted point, wrong focus point selection, etc)
Actually If I want 100% precious focus of my critical shots I use a tripod+Life View on LCD+magnification, then manual focus

I know, but I was just using that as an excuse for my OCD complex when it comes to perfect photography.
If it's hideously underexposed (completely black) or overexposed (completely white), or *really* out of focus, I delete it. Usually delete it in camera before even downloading to my PC. If its just poor composition or a bad angle or whatever then I keep it - hard drive space is really cheap and who knows, might want stuff...someday.
Lt-DavidW
Jun 8 2008, 19:52
Quote - (masked unknown @ Jun 8 2008, 17:02)

Posting pics on Facebook... Why?
What happened to cataloging on PC and sharing it through Flickr to only a few friends than allow every friend on Facebook access your photos?
I only add Facebook friends I know and trust.
Nicholas-c
Jun 8 2008, 20:57
if its 1: Out of focus 2: rubbish exposure i will get rid, otherwise i will keep
Deletedforeverhaha
Jun 8 2008, 20:59
Quote - (Lt-DavidW @ Jun 8 2008, 20:52)

I only add Facebook friends I know and trust.
You're the minority.
I keep most things, and once a month (or so) I'll go through everything and kill any that I don't like.
I actually turned one really blurred photo (accidentally blurred) into something cool while messing with Photoshop - just being blurred doesn't mean it can't be something good.
I don't delete anything. My camera screen is too small to make any decisions like that - so I wait to upload them. Storage is cheap now-days, so I keep everything.
I know I've looked back on stuff I've initially hated, and fell in love with it. Sometimes it just takes a fresh day to realise something
Tantawi
Jun 9 2008, 00:18
Quote - (.mac @ Jun 9 2008, 00:17)

I know I've looked back on stuff I've initially hated, and fell in love with it. Sometimes it just takes a fresh day to realise something

Exactly

. I do the same every once in a while.
Cormier6083
Jun 9 2008, 00:22
If it is bad, then yes. The only exception is when it is too precious/cute/bootyful/memorable.
Jayayess1190
Jun 9 2008, 01:55
I delete bad photos. Why keep them if they suck?
goodcase
Jun 9 2008, 04:07
I keep everything I take.
Im close to filling a 250GB hard drive with pictures. I need to get a new one shortly, ill probably go with a 500 or 1TB depending on cost.
Ogden2k
Jun 10 2008, 19:59
I will remove the bad photos once I view screen them on the computer, then of course I keep the good photos and convert them from RAW to JPG, sort them as such:
2008
-06 - June
--10
---JPG photos
---RAW photos
For the most part, yes, I keep my images. The ones that don't meet my personal standards of putting on the web, in a portfolio, or even putting my name on are potential money makers in the stock industry.
I save everything. If I can spare several gigabytes for some crappy game, then I can certainly spare a few megs for extra photos or data.
Pink Floyd
Jun 13 2008, 12:57
No I dont for 2 reasons:
1. no time to do photo editing
2. Already have 120gb+ photos, I need space hehe
Mr Spoon
Jun 13 2008, 20:47
Well, I have decided to delete some of them. Its not like I am ever really going to go through them, so I will delete some of the really bad ones and keep some of the nicer bad ones.
Thanks
TakeNothingBack
Jun 13 2008, 20:52
Every photo counts.
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