Shooting several or several hundred files depends upon the ability of the photographer to place the exposure in a zone that is acceptable for printing. If the exposure,contrast, color, etc are off and needs adjusting then you'll spend lots of time w/ Photoshop. I find what takes time in PS is making the image better, removing a branch or highlight that detracts, or softening lines in a womans face (DO NOT ERASE THEM!!) just to add more clarity to the image. The photographer has an idea of how the picture should look and it's w/ PS that the slight adjustments can be done to produce that vision, some photos are snapshots, some are defined images, it's what you 'see' and how you translate them. Is the photo a snapshot, document, art or just from part of your life ?? I find that if I see something interesting, I shoot it, then I decide if I want to work it. Once that moment is gone, it may not return again. Take pictures and have fun!! As for printing, I use a lab that specializes in prints. I use a photolab that will do digital files to photo paper and for enlargements I'll go to the lab (Xinia Productions, I'm part operator) and print via Epson printers on archival papers. It'll take a while to get home gear to look like lab quality work, I'd rather let the lab do it, it saves me time and money and they do a better job for me. Bottom line -- take pictures, make images. We are a visual species and best of all, we can share our experiences w/ others. And then there's astrophotography ......................................... aloha and Mele Kalikmaka Rob