Those duplicates/not so good shots

tim wrote in post #2383253
I deliberately take duplicates, because you can never tell if people will blink. That's saved many photos for me. When things happen really quickly often it's just shoot away, obviously not like a madman, but still more than you'll show the customer. I also don't limit numbers, I just aim to show them around 300-350 max.

That's why I take duplicates as well, especially if I'm taking pics of groups. People blink and if you only take one shot of a group then you may end up having to throw it out, and they won't get that picture. Anyway, I'd put the #2's on disc just in case. If you need them later then they'll probably be there, but if the disc gets screwed up then it's not a big deal because they weren't that great anyway.

tim, why don't you just archive them on a dvd? I can see that taking up physical space in your home, but doesn't it come to a point where you take things off your hard-drive for good and put them on a disc for archival sake?

jessiper wrote in post #2385024
That's why I take duplicates as well, especially if I'm taking pics of groups. People blink and if you only take one shot of a group then you may end up having to throw it out, and they won't get that picture. Anyway, I'd put the #2's on disc just in case. If you need them later then they'll probably be there, but if the disc gets screwed up then it's not a big deal because they weren't that great anyway.

Good point. I'd notice these images when the album/prints are being prepared, so maybe months after the wedding i'd probably feel free to archive them as JPG.

xtravaluemeal1 wrote in post #2385133
tim, why don't you just archive them on a dvd? I can see that taking up physical space in your home, but doesn't it come to a point where you take things off your hard-drive for good and put them on a disc for archival sake?

I don't trust DVDs, but you make an excellent point. I have at least 4 weddings on my hard drive that won't be ordering prints, so I could archive them to hard drive and DVD.

What also occurs to me is I can take some peoples photos off my online ordering system, and at the same time delete/JPG the #2 type shots, and delete them off my primary system. That'll save me some space. Thanks for hitting me over the head with common sense!