Comments on: RAW or JPEG – Which Do You Shoot In? http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tile Ready Shower Pan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-238830 Tile Ready Shower Pan Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:27:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-238830 I do trust all the ideas you have presented to your post. They're very convincing and can certainly work. Still, the posts are very quick for starters. Could you please lengthen them a little from subsequent time? Thanks for the post. I do trust all the ideas you have presented to your post. They’re very convincing and can certainly work. Still, the posts are very quick for starters. Could you please lengthen them a little from subsequent time? Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Martyn Holden http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-191908 Martyn Holden Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:50:02 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-191908 I keep my camera set on "manual" I have learned enough to have my pictures in a "RAW + Jpeg" setting. I always use this for I can use the raw software if I need to. My picture setting are right on now or close to it, so I'm using less and less raw editing. On my excellent photos with the composition looking great, I will use my raw picture to tweak them up. Over all I have enough hard drive to keep both. (2.5TB) on my laptop, and1TB on my PC.) That will keep a lot of pictures.I have so many pictures that I keep the files in years -months,-days and monthly edited pics. I also have requested photos with a excel work spread sheet and the links to the files. I keep my camera set on “manual” I have learned enough to have my pictures in a “RAW + Jpeg” setting. I always use this for I can use the raw software if I need to. My picture setting are right on now or close to it, so I’m using less and less raw editing. On my excellent photos with the composition looking great, I will use my raw picture to tweak them up. Over all I have enough hard drive to keep both. (2.5TB) on my laptop, and1TB on my PC.) That will keep a lot of pictures.I have so many pictures that I keep the files in years -months,-days and monthly edited pics. I also have requested photos with a excel work spread sheet and the links to the files.

]]> By: Dewan Demmer http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-175359 Dewan Demmer Sat, 07 May 2011 08:13:30 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-175359 While many people swear by the flexibility of RAW I have never found a compelling reason to move over, when doing important shoots I shoot in both RAW and JPEG. JPEG allows me to skip over the specialized software and move straight to Management and Post Production, with RAW on hand should I really need something extra from the photo. When your camera has finished creating the JPEG is has assigned its own colour and white balance and as such thrown away some of the picture information while RAW does not of that, that said your software that you work with will usually end up doing something similar anyways. I have been able to get excellent results from JPEG and while at times there is a little extra work to achieve the desired result it still nothing compared to the amount of time I would spend simply getting all the RAW photos. Its personal, as with so many things, and at the end of the day if you have the result that makes you happy, does it matter. One point though,generally most of the work is done when you take the photo, and your post processing is pretty much cleaning up and enhancing, ... I know While many people swear by the flexibility of RAW I have never found a compelling reason to move over, when doing important shoots I shoot in both RAW and JPEG.
JPEG allows me to skip over the specialized software and move straight to Management and Post Production, with RAW on hand should I really need something extra from the photo. When your camera has finished creating the JPEG is has assigned its own colour and white balance and as such thrown away some of the picture information while RAW does not of that, that said your software that you work with will usually end up doing something similar anyways. I have been able to get excellent results from JPEG and while at times there is a little extra work to achieve the desired result it still nothing compared to the amount of time I would spend simply getting all the RAW photos.
Its personal, as with so many things, and at the end of the day if you have the result that makes you happy, does it matter.
One point though,generally most of the work is done when you take the photo, and your post processing is pretty much cleaning up and enhancing, …
I know

]]> By: jeremy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-161659 jeremy Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:54:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-161659 i haven't use raw to much and this has made me really want to give it a shot . thanks i haven’t use raw to much and this has made me really want to give it a shot . thanks

]]> By: Jenell http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-140362 Jenell Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:23:15 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-140362 I usually shoot jpg but on events that I want to make sure to get the "best", I use RAW. BUT...I'm questioning my knowledge of processing the RAW. I edit in raw using Canon's DPP (and I agree with a previous post that it's pretty weak - especially compared to my friends LR3) and then save to jpg and delete the raw file to save space. Is this like totally defeating the purpose of shooting in raw? I understand I can never go back to re-edit the raw file, but hopefully I won't need to. Would love to hear some feed back on this method. I usually shoot jpg but on events that I want to make sure to get the “best”, I use RAW. BUT…I’m questioning my knowledge of processing the RAW. I edit in raw using Canon’s DPP (and I agree with a previous post that it’s pretty weak – especially compared to my friends LR3) and then save to jpg and delete the raw file to save space. Is this like totally defeating the purpose of shooting in raw? I understand I can never go back to re-edit the raw file, but hopefully I won’t need to. Would love to hear some feed back on this method.

]]> By: Yolanda http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-131315 Yolanda Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:13:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-131315 I used to shoot in JPEG until a few months ago I tried RAW and have used it ever since. I use the Canon RAW program for editing and hardly even use photoshop anymore :-) I used to shoot in JPEG until a few months ago I tried RAW and have used it ever since. I use the Canon RAW program for editing and hardly even use photoshop anymore :-)

]]> By: Rick http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-82986 Rick Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:26:50 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-82986 I too am exploring the benefits of RAW vs JPG, and I'm going the route of RAW. What clinched it? Well, for starters, I already have good software, but I spent several hours on this site thread below reading about and viewing actual situations: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=684360 It showed me the light (if you'll excuse the pun). It's a very eye-opening browse! I too am exploring the benefits of RAW vs JPG, and I’m going the route of RAW. What clinched it? Well, for starters, I already have good software, but I spent several hours on this site thread below reading about and viewing actual situations:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=684360

It showed me the light (if you’ll excuse the pun). It’s a very eye-opening browse!

]]> By: jdventer http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-71485 jdventer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-71485 I shoot RAW except when using my F200EXR which does not shoot RAW. Even when I am forced to use JPEG I processing the JPEG with Adobe Camera RAW and save the file as a DNG or Photoshop file to preserve as much information as possible. I shoot RAW retain and use as much usable image data as I can. I shoot RAW except when using my F200EXR which does not shoot RAW. Even when I am forced to use JPEG I processing the JPEG with Adobe Camera RAW and save the file as a DNG or Photoshop file to preserve as much information as possible. I shoot RAW retain and use as much usable image data as I can.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-69360 Charlie Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:45:06 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-69360 JPEG mostly because most of my shots are of the kids and family at parties and so on. I dont need the hassle of having to adjust each one of them after the fact. JPEG is good enough for them! If I am shooting for competition or am in a very tricky situation then I use RAW so I can make the best of my shots. JPEG mostly because most of my shots are of the kids and family at parties and so on. I dont need the hassle of having to adjust each one of them after the fact. JPEG is good enough for them!

If I am shooting for competition or am in a very tricky situation then I use RAW so I can make the best of my shots.

]]> By: Taz http://www.digital-photography-school.com/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/comment-page-4#comment-68580 Taz Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:28:59 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/raw-or-jpeg-which-do-you-shoot-in/#comment-68580 @Irish - get the latest plugins for camera RAW for Photoshop Elements and it will support many of the newer cameras. I have a Nikon D90 for example and it is supported. I was amazed at how many shots I was able to save while shooting in Raw+JPEG. I can see some of the cool postprocessing it does in camera for the JPG but there were a lot of shots I was able to save due to the better dynamic range of RAW that I couldn't seem to do with the JPG. Without a doubt the best part of RAW for me is white balance though. @Irish – get the latest plugins for camera RAW for Photoshop Elements and it will support many of the newer cameras. I have a Nikon D90 for example and it is supported.

I was amazed at how many shots I was able to save while shooting in Raw+JPEG. I can see some of the cool postprocessing it does in camera for the JPG but there were a lot of shots I was able to save due to the better dynamic range of RAW that I couldn’t seem to do with the JPG.

Without a doubt the best part of RAW for me is white balance though.

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