Get on the Edit Train before it Leaves the Station

The problem is that it's too easy and it's too cheap. All you have to do is run down to the local computer store and pick up terabits upon terabits of disk space. Since the average photo’s foot print has not kept pace with the low cost of disk space.

What does this mean for us? Well, in short, we keep taking more and more pictures without ever getting rid of the bad ones or properly post editing the good ones. I mean, it’s really great for that now we don’t have to just stick to 24 shots and then have to wait for them to be developed to get an idea of whether we got the photo we want. The down side is that it has probably made most of us a little sloppy, if we started our journey into photography well into the digital age.

What I am encouraging you to make a habit of, is to delete photos off of your memory card in the field if they are obviously not the product you were looking for when you pushed the shutter release. As soon as you get back to your computer or tablet; go through your photos again on a larger screen. Keeping and editing only your best pictures from your shoot right away. Do your post edits as soon as you get back from your trip. You’ll find that you end up with better end products and not have to run down to the computer store as often.