Thousands of photos
Digital cameras have an interesting photographer-effect on people; they make everyone trigger-happy. When the film doesn’t cost me anything — in film, prints, or physical transport of rolls to the store — I am much more willing to shoot photos with wild abandon. Not only that, but I’ll take 5 or 10 photos of the same subject, looking for the “right” angle, with the intent (if not the follow-through) to “delete the bad ones later.”
My first digital camera lasted for 6 years. I shot over 12,000 photos in 6 years. That’s incredible, considering I’ve probably shot under 1,000 in my life before I got that camera. But my 2nd digital camera is about a year old and I’ve already shot over 5,000 shots with it. The difference? It takes pictures faster. My old camera required 2 seconds between shots, and it could take no more than 6 shots per minute. My new camera can shoot more than 2 frames per second, continuously. The shutterbug in me has been set free!
Now what do I do with all these pixels?