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Post by Saknika on Aug 3, 2009 19:27:16 GMT -5
So what do you shoot, and why?
I like RAW myself, it's far more versatile for me to work with afterward since it doesn't discard any colour information.
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Post by danielazarc on Aug 4, 2009 4:14:52 GMT -5
I don't think my camera can shoot RAW. They've always been taken as jpegs. I'll have to go hunting through the settings to make sure! What are the differences between the two?
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Post by Saknika on Aug 4, 2009 10:13:46 GMT -5
The biggest difference between RAW and JPEG is the colour information. With a RAW, you retain everything. JPEGs on the other hand throw out information they don't think they need, so that the file size can be smaller. Similar colours end up lumped together, and you can't adjust the exposure as much because the information just isn't there to use underneath the blacks and the whites anymore.
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Post by comicIDIOT on Aug 4, 2009 10:42:11 GMT -5
It really depends what I'm shooting. When I do stuff for class or for hire I always shoot RAW, no excpetions. If it's a candid gathering I'll shoot JPEG. I only shoot RAW+JPEG when I capture infra-red photos because they store different colour information and use that to create infra-reds that otherwise couldn't be captured with either format.
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Post by comicIDIOT on Aug 6, 2009 8:11:08 GMT -5
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Post by danielazarc on Aug 7, 2009 0:20:56 GMT -5
Sounds good! I'm going to start shooting RAW, since I found the option on my camera, and we'll see how it turns out. :]
Silly question; is RAW the file extension type? So for example if I go to upload to Photobucket or dA will it accept plain ol' RAW files? xD
Edit again; Nevermind that, apparently even my computer can't open them. xD .raf files or something. :[
Edit to end all edits; it works now. Lightroom ftw.
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firequall
Weekend Photographer
Canon shooter
Posts: 64
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Post by firequall on Aug 7, 2009 12:43:52 GMT -5
Other than timelapses, I exclusively shoot RAW.
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Post by ScottWood on Aug 10, 2009 11:02:50 GMT -5
I only shoot RAW.
One thing to remember for those that don't so far, a RAW image must be post processed. If you shoot JPG, the camera is doing that work for you, but if you shoot RAW, you are getting exactly what the name implies, the raw data right out of the camera, with no corrections applied. Remember one other thing also, the vast majority of settings in a camera apply to how the camera applies setting to the JPG, they don't apply to RAW files.
Some have said that they don't like to do any post or editing, if that is the case, then RAW isn't for you.
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