I am currently getting ready to print and sell a few photo's in the $50- $200 range for photorag prints w/ conservation mat. I was filming the wave action against a pier & light house on a dark & wild windy day.
The wind was so strong, I quit filming after just a few minutes and decided to take photo's. My first shots were taken in haste without checking the settings on my 7D, so my first shots are jpegs, not raw.
I am getting ready to print and sell about 6-8 of the photo's taken over 2 days.
I have chosen 4-5 photo's to print and I'm happy with them. However, they are not my favorite shots from a standpoint of showing the enormity of the storm. Of the 1,000 photo's I took, there were a handful taken where I caught the biggest wave/spray of the 2 days and had the good fortune of the sun breaking through the dark menacing clouds. Those were my first 50-80 shots of my 1000.
I have 3 sequences that I'm in love with. ALL IN JPEG. Some of the few I got with the sun out. The 3 biggest waves/spray of the 2 days. The smallest of these 3 wave sequences has only 5-6 pics and is in good focus. I like the prints. However, there are a couple of "better & bigger" showstoppers in the other 2 sequences. Biggest and best has the worst focus. Next one a little better, but still not great.
Focus on the lighthouse is ok , but it really doesn't matter as it's engulfed in the spray from the wave and I'm on the shadow side for these shots. My issues are with the metal walkway framing and hanging lights that are not in focus. Every other sequence I took for 2 days, the friggin walkway and lights are sharp. Just not on these 2 sequences.
When showing matted prints to my family & friends (none who sell photographs), they say don't worry about it. Print em.
Do I only print the "best " focused and composed shots, or can I include a couple of the wildest ones, that are not my best. Color and exposure are fine, it's just the sharpness issue.
Help Help Help.... & thanks in advance.