A word to the wise, from the somewhat wise...
After the shoot over the weekend, I went through the shots and edited some right away. Then I left it alone. Go through the shots again, at least twice. Sometimes all you need to do is do a little creative editing and you can have shots that really pop when you passed over them on your initial look through. I started with about 10-15 shots that I liked and edited. After 2 more passes through, I have over 50 images edited and usable. Some of the second and third pass images I ended up liking better than the initial pass edits.
The key is that on the second and third passes, you can get a better look at the photos and give it a few minutes to get creative. If the lighting isn't quite right for color, think monochrome. With old airplanes, monochrome and sepia are like a time machine. See what you can salvage from cropping. I had a shot that I flat out rejected in TWO passes that is now one that I, and many of my fans, loved! There are so many things you can do with editing that can make a good shot great, and a throwaway shot good, or in some cases, fantastic.
So the takeaway here is get the ones that you nailed on the first pass. The ones that are possibles on the second pass, and the the ones you had no idea you nailed on the third pass. I started doing this last year and there are more good shots that I realized. I am going to try and go through my older stuff as I get time to check for stunners in there as well. The other takeaway is that if the shot doesn't meet your expectations or standards, take some creative time editing. What you may get is another sale.
Here are some examples of composites of originals with the edits, then the completed edits. These two were third pass shots. In the composites, the original is as shot with no editing other than resizing and adding the watermark.