Editing

Editing seems to be a dying art. Recently I posted a question about how people edited their photographs and almost no-one did! Everybody seemed to save every shot they ever made. Editing is crucial if you want to progress. Maybe the ability to shoot at 10+ fps and the relative cheapness of storage is to blame.

When I was shooting slides about 90%+ ended up in the bin. Be your own worst critic, discard those that are out of focus, badly framed, poorly composed, blurred and anything else that someone else would criticise.

Learn from your mistakes, don't rely on just one other persons opinion. Check at 100% zoom for sharpness and obviously if it's a once in a lifetime shot or evokes a special response, keep it.