do you have an editor?

[35mmdelux]

W. Eugene Smith & Winogrand would set their undeveloped rolls aside a long time recognizing the emotionality of a recent shoot.

[swoop]

I have an editor. She signs my checks. Though I usually hate the images she chooses.

[easyrider]

Looking at some of the stuff on Flickr, more people should edit -- whether themselves or with the help of others.

I think the idea of setting the shoot aside for a few days and the picking the best is good.

However, I notice that news photographers now narrow down their shoots and send only a few to their desks. Sometimes they consult by phone and only send one or two.

A famous mystery writer was once asked why his books were so successful. "Because I leave out the stuff that people don't read," he said.

There is a lesson there.

[ampguy]

I once read an article about on-line editors, and one seemed pretty interesting in that they had packages where a human would review x hundred images of yours and select the best ones and optionally would do some post work on them. I think I read it in Rangefinder magazine about 1-2 years ago, but can't remember the company or site name.

[payasam]

Roger Hicks: "...what MAY happen to it must also influence the choice ... editors and layout artists vary so widely as to make generalizations of dubious value."

Then speculation about "what MAY happen" must also be of dubious value.

[35mmdelux]

Originally Posted by payasam

Roger Hicks: "...what MAY happen to it must also influence the choice ... editors and layout artists vary so widely as to make generalizations of dubious value."

Then speculation about "what MAY happen" must also be of dubious value.

touche, payasam.

[Roger Hicks]

Originally Posted by payasam

Roger Hicks: "...what MAY happen to it must also influence the choice ... editors and layout artists vary so widely as to make generalizations of dubious value."

Then speculation about "what MAY happen" must also be of dubious value.

Depends on your opinion of the editor...

Cheers,

R.