Let me explain

 Have you ever had a photographer take an unimaginable number of photos of your little munchkin and then present you with only a handful??? 

Let me explain what happens from snapping time to when you get to see the final images.
I think there is a bit of a mystery involved there.

I have this little doll to thank for posing for me today, and giving me this excellent set of examples to work from.

This is my process, others may do it differently, but I can't speak for them...obviously!! 

I see something!
It reaches out and touches me and I immediately tell my subject to stop in their tracks.
It usually freaks people out, but they get used to me.


 I take the opportunity and snap,

 and snap,

and give them something else to do, and snap again.

I refocus a bit and check to see what I may be missing and snap again. 

 If they happen to still be sitting still...they have finally relaxed and will give a real face.
A face that isn't strained or fake, just real.

And that is when I get even more excited, because their true self...or at least one version of it is about to be captured.

See how her eyes are just subtly different in the one below from the one above?
BUT, with this one below...the focus is JUST off.  I mean it is good enough...but not really.  Not when you see the next one down,where it is sharp and crisp.  Go ahead scroll down and compare the next two.

Why in the world would I give you any of the first 6 images, (or 3 others that I didn't post) when I can plainly see that the 7th one is the very best?  
All those snaps are not always random finger nudges, they are purposeful choices to try and capture what I am seeing and what I want to freeze in time for you to have at your disposal.

The last thing for me in my work flow is fine tuning for presenting the final project.
I chose to up the contrast, brighten a bit, and convert to black and white on this one today.



 
I choose black and white for many different reasons.  Today the choice was because I don't care for the green of the slide along with the natural green of the trees.
It bothers me personally, so I take it as the best option.
You may not agree, and that is okay! 
But please rest assured, if your photographer is presenting you a picture then it is THE best one they got at that time and they are not withholding something wonderful from you. 

If your photographer is anything like me...they ONLY want you to have the best...and simply won't settle for anything less. 
My name and brand goes along with my pictures, which is why I only give the best.  Besides, it is not worth the time to try to work over a good shot to try to make it great. 

I hope this helps a bit with the mystery of the number of snaps taken.  It sure was a mystery to me, before I was the snapper!!! 
See ya tomorrow!!