Since I've only recently begun accepting money as a photographer, this is a question I've had as well. I want to be flexible - I don't like the limitation of "One hour shoot = up to 12 pictures." What if I have one hour's worth of great shots? BUT then I have to EDIT one hour's pictures, and if every 5 of them are essentially the same pose/smile/expression, does the client really want to have to pick out of those 5, or should I just ease the pressure by showing them my favorites?
I see what you're saying about a picture having sentimental value, but something I read (probably on here!) is that you have to remember that every picture you give your client could end up on a picture frame on their mantel. You want people to see it and say, "Wow! Who took that?!" So if there are any pictures in the bunch that would not elicit that response, maybe you shouldn't give them to the client?
I am curious how other people do it - do you assign a number of images to each session type?
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