Lessons in creating family photos that people want to keep (2018)

Re:Lessons in creating family photos that people want to kee... by wrboyce on Monday January 27, 2025 @07:10AM (#42840274)

I’ve actually found a lot of benefit in the exact opposite. I started shooting film which does have a pretty big cost per trigger press and it has forced me to consider each shot a lot more.

For me, I found having hundreds of photos on my DSLR’s SD card a daunting task and the raw photos would sit for months before I’d get around to reviewing them (if I even bothered at all).

Sitting down and spending an evening developing/scanning/converting negatives, however, I find rather enjoyable.

To each their own; I think the important thing is to find a workflow that works for you so you can capture as many memories as possible!

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Re:Lessons in creating family photos that people want to kee... by Pooge on Monday January 27, 2025 @07:58AM (#42840657)

For most people, taking pictures is done with their smartphone - which is good enough, right!

My view is that striving for a perfect shot is counter-productive as you will better reminisce the memories by having taken a random picture of someone doing a goofy thing with a weird face.

I usually take 10 seconds after taking the pictures to discard those that don't deserve to be saved. In contrast, my mother, who strives for perfect pictures, has a lot more duplicate pics than I do.

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