THIS IS RAW
THIS IS JPEG
Way to go Lauren! You got it right! And yes I do shoot manual so now I understand why that didn't apply to my raw shot.
So maybe I'm not seeing this amazing difference that everyone else seems to be seeing.... any words of advice from people with more experience shooting raw??
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Drum roll please....
Posted by Sarah Huffman at 5:19 AM
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"Hey, Sarah. I RAW image isn't necessarily better sooc (straight out of camera) than a jpg. Especially if you are parameter shooter on the 5d. But, for work flow after the shoot, it can be easily manipulated in software and the manipulation does NOT affect the jpg, such as in damaging the file. In other words, if you need to work on your files MORE afterwards because of "oofs" or weird colors or exposure issues, then RAW work flow is a must and some photogs swear by it. To them, it's easier. Me? With the 20d and all predecessors before the full frame sensors, YES. RAW was a must for me. The 20d had horrible white balance issues. Now with the 5d, very little problems at all. So, I went jpg. You can find some great debates about this on DWF and various other photography forums. The [b] even features a quickie spot on he [b] school blog about it as well.
I haven't had the chance to play with Lightroom, but I hear great things about this software and what it can do for the RAW shooter. Might be worth a look and I think they have a 30 day free trial. I just don't have 30 days without a ton of stuff going on in my life.
Happy Shooting.
Thanks Kristin!! As you can see I am really ignorant when it comes to raw, so thanks for that post!!!
Oh, I know how you feel! I still am. And like Lauren, had issues with the noise in the underexposed, dark areas. It's a difficult beast to master, and I still learn something about it every day. Have fun in Vegas!
I second Kristen. I have been shooting raw since I started but didn't really know why until the other day I decided to shoot jpg and when it came to editing photos I couldn't fix any photos that were underexposed as well as i normally do when i shoot raw. the image itself, if taken with correct exposure won't have any major differences. the differences come when you have to do some major editing and there isn't enough detail in the original file to correct it. i don't trust jpgs when it comes to capturing someones wedding.
hope this helps!
oh and I shoot with a 5D. I thought once i upgraded my camera i would start shooting jpgs but i still had editing problems. i know Lauren said she was having noise problems. If you slightly overexpose your images then bring back in the shadows and blacks you will get better color and less noise. I also find it helps to overexpose for better skin tones.
man, i can't even BEGIN to tell you how much i'm LOVIN' all yall pro's having a hard time with this...b/c i'm just getting started and am switching to the "creative" zones and my pictures are turning out SO MUCH WORSE now that i have control over the settings!!!! and i'm sooooo frustrated that i'm about to throw my camera across the room!!! really!!!...(but not really...i love it too much)...
i went camping out at abilene state park yesterday with my hubby, two boys and one of their friends and was going along taking pics (they look'd great on the lcd) and so i thought that maybe i'd gotten the hand of it then POW!!!, i uploaded the pics and once again wanted to cry...guess that's what i get for buying a much nicer camera without any training...the only problem is, i have offered to do a friend's wedding in june...and if i don't hurry up and figure this junk out, i'm (or they're) going to have their hands full! ugh!
anywho, just wanted to say that i hate that anyone else has issues out there, but it makes me feel more "normal"--if that's even possible... :)
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