[wulinka]

You know how every now and then you get a shot that then becomes your favorite for a while?
I mean the ones you put on your screen as wallpaper for a while, or you print and even get framed, or give away to people..... For me, they are often ones that I didn't expect to turn out great and then am even more pleased to find them so nice.

Now I was just wondering: how often does everyone get these "favorites"? and should you expect the frequency to increase as you gain experience (and presumably your pics on average gain in quality?)?

I don't want to be talking scientific stats, just to give you an idea, I feel like I only get a favorite every 1000 pics or so, or maybe one every other month.

Just curious........

[shuttertalk]

Maybe as your experience increases, your level of expectations also increases accordingly... hence the frequency stays roughly the same?

[wulinka]

Smart thought :-)

I was wondering whether the awe-factor might actually be something independant of technical quality of a picture......

[EnglishBob]

I've been shooting frequently for the last 2 and a half years... I've probably got a dozen that I really like and 2 that I feel are "special".... that's out of over 6000 shots!

And I agree with ST, in the last year my skills have improved greatly, however my level of acceptance has become a LOT higher.

[Russt]

Interesting..............I agree with ST and EB but with that said I think if you shoot subjects that mean something to you, you will get a lot more keepers..........they dont have to be tecnically correct to be a favorite!!!!!!!!

[Petographer]

I'm not too sure how often my own photos give me that "Awe" factor but I'm pleased quite often with many of my photos. That is probably a reason why I do not post images in the critique forum so much. That isn't to say they don't need improvement but if I'm happy with it then.... I will post there though if I think there is improvement needed and I need the feedback to help me improve.