What are Workflow Ratios?
Workflow ratio is a comparison of the number of hours you spend shooting, to the number of hours you spend in post processing. For example, if you are shooting for one hour and doing post processing work for 10, you have a 1:10 ratio. It's a comparison of the 2 parts, in their chronological order. Workflow ratio is something most beginning and intermediate photographers should not worry about as much as advanced and expert photographers who are constantly shooting. A typical workflow ratio for those who are unaware of their own, usually hovers between 1:8 and 1:12. There are several major reasons this happens, including but not limited to: 1. Poor Base Photography Skills

Day 304

Day 303
Did anyone else catch the BYU-Utah Game? It was a classic game! Wow!! They never cease to deliver for tension and anxiety.

Leanne and Fam
I had a great shoot this afternoon with my new friend Leanne and her kids. It was sooooo nice. I haven't done a family portrait shoot like this for about 6 months (or so it seems), and dang it felt great. Just been so busy with video production that Ive been focusing on that entirely. My job is very easy when I have such beautiful subjects! It was one of the smoothest shoots Ive ever had and after all this preaching of workflow ratios (for those of you who know what that means), I am happy to say I have officially broken the 1:0.33 barrier! Nearly all of the 150 Shots looked great in camera. I will touch up 8-10 that Leanne wants, but other than that, its straight out of the camera.

Stephen Bennett
Its been fun for me to watch Stephen progress, he was one of the very first supporters of michaelthementor.com and more often than not, when we get beginning photographers coming to the forum, they stick around for 4-6 months and once they learn the basics we dont hear from them anymore. I understand why this happens, I am thankful to say Stephen has stuck around and has helped dozens of other photographers that I know of, probably hundreds more if you count his high school students. I personally believe that when we focus on teaching and helping others, our capacity to teach and learn increases and I know Stephen has taken this to heart. If I am not mistaken, Stephen is a High Sc