Dec 21, 2009, 06:36
Hey all,
I spent some time tonight analysing my shooting habits in terms of numbers of photos taken, and noticed some interesting trends. Just thought I'd share...
It's been just over a month since I bought my new camera but I noticed that disk space consumed was already almost equal to all the photos from my previous camera, which I had owned for 14 months. Intrigued, I captured some statistics and put it into an excel spreadsheet and generated a few tables and graphs.
Here are the cameras I've owned, and also the total number of photos taken, average number of photos per month, plus some other stats. I've excluded photo counts from my wife's camera, camera phones, etc.
Some interesting observations first up:
- Megapixel count really does translate to bigger images on disk, and
- The average number of photos taken per month roughly doubled when I made the transition from compact (Nikon Coolpix 775) to prosumer (Fuji S5000), and doubled again when I went from prosumer to DSLR.
- Average didn't change when I went from Nikon D50 to Nikon D80 - I guess it was an incremental upgrade
- Bit too soon to tell with my Canon 7D - I'm definitely still in the honeymoon phase, but it will definitely be interesting to see down the track whether moving from an entry-level DSLR to a higher end DSLR has a made an impact.
Let's see how it looks like when I put those numbers in graphical format. I calculated the number of photos taken per month and also split it up by camera model.
More interesting observations:
- There is a significant increase in photos during the first 3 months after acquisition of a new camera
- My shooting habits tend to go in peaks and troughs - some dry spells (e.g. Jun - Aug 2005)
- Major events, seasonal events and also vacations play a big part :
- Most photos taken was 2444 in one month and 1804 the next, which was during our 3 week long Europe / Asia trip
- Significant increase after baby Olivia was born
- Increased amount during end of year (Christmas holidays) and also on vacations
Just another graph showing the cumulative total of photos over time. I've also drawn in trend lines in red - very interesting to note that the rate of photos taken increases sharply upon transition to a DSLR.
It would be most interesting to note the psychology behind that - whether it might be due to having a more pleasant shooting experience due to better flexibility and control, or whether a mental shift takes place to taking photography more seriously. Or maybe it's just easier to take more photos - e.g. faster focussing, more frames per second shooting rate, etc. Whatever the reason, in my case anyway, I think that move has definitely prodded me into taking more photos, and I would definitely recommend that as a stepping stone for anyone who is thinking about getting serious about their photography.
Anyway, just thought I'd share some quick stats and thoughts on my photography habits over the past 8 or so years that I've been shooting on digital, hope it's been of interest to you. Thanks for reading!
I spent some time tonight analysing my shooting habits in terms of numbers of photos taken, and noticed some interesting trends. Just thought I'd share...
It's been just over a month since I bought my new camera but I noticed that disk space consumed was already almost equal to all the photos from my previous camera, which I had owned for 14 months. Intrigued, I captured some statistics and put it into an excel spreadsheet and generated a few tables and graphs.
Here are the cameras I've owned, and also the total number of photos taken, average number of photos per month, plus some other stats. I've excluded photo counts from my wife's camera, camera phones, etc.
Some interesting observations first up:
- Megapixel count really does translate to bigger images on disk, and
- The average number of photos taken per month roughly doubled when I made the transition from compact (Nikon Coolpix 775) to prosumer (Fuji S5000), and doubled again when I went from prosumer to DSLR.
- Average didn't change when I went from Nikon D50 to Nikon D80 - I guess it was an incremental upgrade
- Bit too soon to tell with my Canon 7D - I'm definitely still in the honeymoon phase, but it will definitely be interesting to see down the track whether moving from an entry-level DSLR to a higher end DSLR has a made an impact.
Let's see how it looks like when I put those numbers in graphical format. I calculated the number of photos taken per month and also split it up by camera model.
More interesting observations:
- There is a significant increase in photos during the first 3 months after acquisition of a new camera
- My shooting habits tend to go in peaks and troughs - some dry spells (e.g. Jun - Aug 2005)
- Major events, seasonal events and also vacations play a big part :
- Most photos taken was 2444 in one month and 1804 the next, which was during our 3 week long Europe / Asia trip
- Significant increase after baby Olivia was born
- Increased amount during end of year (Christmas holidays) and also on vacations
Just another graph showing the cumulative total of photos over time. I've also drawn in trend lines in red - very interesting to note that the rate of photos taken increases sharply upon transition to a DSLR.
It would be most interesting to note the psychology behind that - whether it might be due to having a more pleasant shooting experience due to better flexibility and control, or whether a mental shift takes place to taking photography more seriously. Or maybe it's just easier to take more photos - e.g. faster focussing, more frames per second shooting rate, etc. Whatever the reason, in my case anyway, I think that move has definitely prodded me into taking more photos, and I would definitely recommend that as a stepping stone for anyone who is thinking about getting serious about their photography.
Anyway, just thought I'd share some quick stats and thoughts on my photography habits over the past 8 or so years that I've been shooting on digital, hope it's been of interest to you. Thanks for reading!