Given the low expense of digital storage media nowadays as well as the capabilities of image management software, I understand why some folks advocate keeping every image. However, I strongly recommend folks be draconian … keep the best and ditch the rest.
On New Year’s Eve several students and I photographed the fireworks in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The show was particularly spectacular this year thanks in large part to the calm weather and wind. The fireworks burst, boomed, and brightened the sky over the Inner Harbor for almost 20 minutes. Thus, it was possible to shoot 75 or more exposures. After a careful review, I decided to keep only 10 of the images I shot and discard the rest. In our digital age, one will suddenly generate a massive collection of photos if one does not select...
