Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Editor P.O.V. 
Image Service" <editor@p...> wrote:
> I am simply amazed at the low ratio of "keeper" images people are 
getting.
> Keith Krebs
> 
I'm simply amazed at the number of shots taken by digital 
photographers these days. (This is not a digital vs film thing).
I guess technology allows it and why not use it, since it doesnt cost 
more to take 50 or 300 shots if you have the memory cards.

I remember reading about french photographer Edouard Boubat, who in 
the 1950's, when film wasn't cheap in comparaison to the pay, would 
go out on a commercial shoot with a Rolleiflex and one roll of film. 
At the end of the day, he sometimes still had unexposed shots that he 
used for his personal photography.

That would probably be called extreme by today's standard, but I 
wonder what's the ratio of keepers for someone who uses an 8x10 
camera today ?

For those who don't know Boubat's work:
http://www.ewgalerie.com/Fotografen/Boubat.html

Cheers,
Andre