Why do you shoot RAW and JPEG?
Nov 26, 2017 22:11:07 #
In another post someone said they shot RAW and JPEG and they were asking about a way to delete some RAW files easily. They said they "cull photos by viewing the jpegs" and I'm curious as to why this would be a better way to view photos than simply looking at the RAW photos? I've read that other people do this, too. I just import the RAW photos into Lightroom, put an "X" on the ones I don't want and then at the end delete all of them, which is sometimes over a hundred. What am I missing by just viewing my RAW files and then only having to quickly delete the unwanted files with a quick keystroke or two?
Nov 26, 2017 22:32:19 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
via the lens wrote:
In another post someone said they shot RAW and JPE... (show quote)
Usually viewing JPEG is quicker that RAW. JPEG usually will be displayed with some manufacturer's adjustment for how they think it should be displayed. Also some people don't have the nack to see a RAW image's potential without it being "flufted up" a little like a JPEG. Either way is is acceptable for deleting files. One just has to decide, using one method or the other, which is best for them.
Nov 26, 2017 22:45:02 #
It is useful to understand the difference between Raw and Jpeg. Digital Raw files cannot be looked at - there is no photo there, nothing to see - it is just computer data, like a series of ones and zeros. When you describe looking at a Raw file you are actually viewing the unprocessed image as imagined by the designer of a photo editing app or your camera’s manufacturer - a poor, lifeless placeholder for the image that you captured.
Nov 26, 2017 22:55:56 #
via the lens wrote:
In another post someone said they shot RAW and JPE... (show quote)
I shoot RAW, and import the RAW files into Lightroom; and then begin deleting, and making adjustments.
I personally see no reason to shoot RAW and JPEG--but I could be missing something.
No one has addressed your very valid question yet.
Nov 26, 2017 23:34:33 #
I cannot view the RAW files from within the Windows Explorer app. All I can see is an icon. The software that came with my camera is slow and clunky, so the quickest way to manage the files is to shoot both JPG & RAW and then delete the rejects in a pair from Windows Explorer.
Nov 26, 2017 23:34:57 #
I shoot both raw and small basic JPEG at events where I need to download, pick and post, or put them in a slide show fast. Those small JPEG files download almost instantly compared to the raw, allowing me to be done faster. I can download the raw later for the times when they may be used in other ways requiring more manipulation and/or resolution. If I have more time, I download both at the same time and use a program called PhotoMechanic to view one image that represents both raw and JPEG. Only one click needed to delete both formats.
Nov 26, 2017 23:49:47 #
SuperFly48
Loc: NE ILLINOIS
I shoot both RAW and JPEG, have for a few years now and ever since I started flying out to AZ and OR and WA to hunt for photo ops. JPEG's are easier to view and easier to email. IF I deem a shot worthy of enlarging for printing, I will import the RAW file into Lightroom for editing. I seldom import a JPEG. Also, a RAW file has more data to work with in case part of the photo has to be recovered, like possible blown out highlights or some landscape shots that need to be sharpened because of the distance like shooting across the Grand Canyon. Focus stacking would help but I am just learning how to do that. At times I will shoot monochrome direct; the RAW file still has all the color data to fall back on. I have been told that software like Lightroom actually does a better job of decolorizing an image file than shooting a black & white JPEG....this from a professional photo processing lab owner. It's a personal choice, I feel. Depends upon your end game.
Nov 27, 2017 01:06:26 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Kmgw9v wrote:
I shoot RAW, and import the RAW files into Lightroom; and then begin deleting, and making adjustments.
I personally see no reason to shoot RAW and JPEG--but I could be missing something.
No one has addressed your very valid question yet.
I personally see no reason to shoot RAW and JPEG--but I could be missing something.
No one has addressed your very valid question yet.
People like Burkphoto have indicated they have need of both. They can use the JPEG right away with little or no processing. It is there and ready. But there are times that they want to get the most out of post processing the image, or the photo needs correcting, and that requires RAW image processing. Most of the time, opening, prosessing, and closing a JPEG more than three times starts creating digital artifacts and doing more damage than correction. RAW processing will not normally suffer from opening, processing, and closing no matter how many times.
Nov 27, 2017 05:47:16 #
I have never run out of buffers so I always shoot RAW + JPEG. I have never run out of memory card either.
Nov 27, 2017 06:20:18 #
Nov 27, 2017 06:33:03 #
My exposure technique renders in-camera jpg useless. Therefore, I only use RAW for the original exposure.
--Bob
--Bob
via the lens wrote:
In another post someone said they shot RAW and JPE... (show quote)
Nov 27, 2017 08:13:33 #
LarryFitz
Loc: Beacon NY
Shooting Raw and Jpeg gives me the option of not processing Raw images. I am part of an the neighborhood HOA committee, when we want to discuss landscape, pool, tennis court improvements, picture are great to aid in the discussion. Jpeg work just great. There are other times when the image is for documentation, not photograph. I could switch back and forth, but why risk finding Jpeg only on the SD card when you really want Raw.
Nov 27, 2017 08:16:18 #
When I first started shooting raw I didn't have software that could easily convert for a quick overview. I used Picasa to look through the jpg's in order to decide which raw files to open in PS Elements for editing.
Not long ago FastStone Image Viewer was recommended to me and I like it a lot. It can even read the psd files. But I keep shooting both jpg and raw because occasionally I use just the jpg. And as suggested, there's really no reason not to as far as card space.
I can quickly delete in Windows via the sort by file type function. Once the jpgs are grouped together, select all with keyboard shortcut, hit the delete button.
Not long ago FastStone Image Viewer was recommended to me and I like it a lot. It can even read the psd files. But I keep shooting both jpg and raw because occasionally I use just the jpg. And as suggested, there's really no reason not to as far as card space.
I can quickly delete in Windows via the sort by file type function. Once the jpgs are grouped together, select all with keyboard shortcut, hit the delete button.
Nov 27, 2017 08:22:33 #
I often find the need for quick in-the-field turn around. I can download the JPEGs to my phone and post a few fairly quickly when I need to show something. Later I can work the RAW files to a better place.
Nov 27, 2017 08:24:55 #
My camera let's me shoot both at the same time. I then pick and choose which ones to go into PhotoShop.
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