Why Photographers Are Odd: 6 You Get More Photos Now Than You Used To

You Get More Photos Now Than You Used To

If you hired a photographer ten or fifteen years ago, you probably received a small, carefully selected set of images.

That wasn’t because photographers were holding back. It was because time was the limiting factor.

Editing used to be the bottleneck

Every image had to be worked on by hand.

Retouching skin. Cleaning up distractions. Balancing colour. Sharpening. Exporting. Naming files. Checking everything again.

Multiply that by fifty or a hundred photos and you quickly hit a wall.

So photographers delivered fewer images, simply because that was what was practical.

The tools have changed — the expectations have too

Modern software, when used properly, has removed a lot of the slow, repetitive work.

Not by cutting corners, but by handling the boring bits consistently:

• even retouching across a full set

• reliable colour and exposure matching

• noise reduction on dark or indoor images

• batch processing without batch-looking results

The craft is still there. It’s just applied more efficiently.

More photos doesn’t mean lower standards

This is the bit that’s easy to misunderstand.

More output doesn’t mean “everything gets delivered”. It means more usable images make it through the process.

Better tools allow photographers to:

• rescue images that would once have been written off

• keep quality consistent across large shoots

• deliver variety without sacrificing polish

The end result is a broader selection that still feels cohesive.

Why this matters to clients

More images gives you options.

More choice for websites.
More variety for social media.
More coverage from a single shoot.

It also means fewer return visits, fewer gaps, and more longevity from the work you’ve commissioned.

Speed is part of the value

Faster processing doesn’t just mean quicker delivery.

It means momentum.

Marketing teams can move faster. Websites can launch sooner. Content doesn’t sit waiting while opportunity passes.

That speed comes from photographers constantly refining how they work — often in their own time, out of interest rather than necessity.

The quiet shift most people never notice

Clients don’t always realise they’re getting more than they used to.

They just notice that things feel easier. Smoother. Less constrained.

That’s not accidental.

It’s the result of years of photographers updating tools, testing workflows, and removing friction wherever possible.

That’s why photographers are odd.

And why you get more photos now than you ever did before.