Shooting RAW + Jpeg images
May 13, 2019 08:22:20 #
Silverman wrote:
I am a Hobbist in DSLR Photography, at the young a... (show quote)
Shoot both, keep the RAW files so you have something to learn on.
May 13, 2019 09:13:02 #
Silverman wrote:
I have been shooting JPEG for a few years now, mainly because I do not understand the Post Processing of RAW images. I am going to start shooting RAW + JPEG and have my Grandson help me to learn the Post Processing of my RAW images. Will I still be able to view and download my JEPG images for friends and family to view.??
A RAW editor works similar to a JPEG editor, usually with more options. You can see what you are doing just like in a JPEG editor.
Yes, you can still view the JPEGs, as they're just another file (type).
But if you edit the RAW, you'll probably want to <convert and> save it as a new JPEG.
May 13, 2019 09:33:59 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
If you’re "color deficient" as you say and not familiar with post processing, don’t shoot RAW, just use JPEG. RAW requires post processing, JPEG does not. Rely on your camera settings to give you what it determines are acceptable photos.
May 13, 2019 12:34:02 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
If you shoot JPG and Raw and save it each time and in time learn more about processing you can go back and improve some shots that you could not handle now.
May 13, 2019 12:45:49 #
Silverman wrote:
I have been shooting JPEG for a few years now, mainly because I do not understand the Post Processing of RAW images. I am going to start shooting RAW + JPEG and have my Grandson help me to learn the Post Processing of my RAW images. Will I still be able to view and download my JEPG images for friends and family to view.??
Yes your JPEGs will be there for you to use. Also, as your color vision is not ordinary, try balancing your images to your vision. You may create with an entirely diffrent color palette, maybe something like the old Ektachrome Infrared film. Or BW as someone mentioned. Did you know Ansel Adams was colorblind?
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May 13, 2019 12:52:00 #
Silverman wrote:
I have been shooting JPEG for a few years now, mainly because I do not understand the Post Processing of RAW images. I am going to start shooting RAW + JPEG and have my Grandson help me to learn the Post Processing of my RAW images. Will I still be able to view and download my JEPG images for friends and family to view.??
Yes you will of course. If you are using the regular Windows Explorer you will see both files side by side. The jpeg will have the little icon of the shot whereas the raw will have a generic icon with the same file name except for the raw extension. The extension will vary depending on the make of camera. I added a raw viewer to WE somehow and now I get both files with the image icon and can’t see the file extension unless I go to details or go into PS. M y own fault - I should be using a library manager like Lightroom.
May 13, 2019 14:04:08 #
I am also color blind, I can't tell green from gray and I have trouble with red from orange. I shoot raw+jpeg on separate cards. I have a Canon 1DX mk2. I shoot raw on the cfast card and jpeg on the cf card.
I always use a color balance target at the beginning of each session of if the lighting changes. I usually use the target to set costume white balance in the camera, and double check it with the eyedropper in Lightroom 6. If I see something in a photo that I know is white I may reset the color balance in that photo, but it is usually pretty close.
I used to always use jpeg's because I was too lazy to learn Lightroom. In the last year I haven't looked at a jpeg, but if a card goes bad I still have the other, so I still shoot raw+fine jpeg.
I always use a color balance target at the beginning of each session of if the lighting changes. I usually use the target to set costume white balance in the camera, and double check it with the eyedropper in Lightroom 6. If I see something in a photo that I know is white I may reset the color balance in that photo, but it is usually pretty close.
I used to always use jpeg's because I was too lazy to learn Lightroom. In the last year I haven't looked at a jpeg, but if a card goes bad I still have the other, so I still shoot raw+fine jpeg.
May 13, 2019 14:05:06 #
I always shoot raw+jpeg. Jpegs out of modern cameras are acceptable for many applications, but ONLY uncompressed raw preserves ALL the data your camera and lens can capture and produce in a shot. To never know the full potential of your gear would be a mistake IMHO.
You can always just store the raw images and play with them in post on your own time schedule, and have fun learning what can be done non-destructively to an image. You can always go back to the original in raw and start over again with all your original "ingredients" , and try a different "recipe" for a different look. (Jpegs are already compressed and have in-camera processing done), Jpegs can not be manipulated as much as raw for color, tone, etc. They are already "cooked" to a large degree.
This is some years old, but a good explanation by Marc Wallace of Adorama TV. I have used this one with my university photo students.
Raw vs Jpeg Examples Adorama Digital Photography TV 1 on 1 Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtqhBsh3Hzk
You can always just store the raw images and play with them in post on your own time schedule, and have fun learning what can be done non-destructively to an image. You can always go back to the original in raw and start over again with all your original "ingredients" , and try a different "recipe" for a different look. (Jpegs are already compressed and have in-camera processing done), Jpegs can not be manipulated as much as raw for color, tone, etc. They are already "cooked" to a large degree.
This is some years old, but a good explanation by Marc Wallace of Adorama TV. I have used this one with my university photo students.
Raw vs Jpeg Examples Adorama Digital Photography TV 1 on 1 Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtqhBsh3Hzk
May 13, 2019 14:26:58 #
Silverman wrote:
I have been shooting JPEG for a few years now, mainly because I do not understand the Post Processing of RAW images. I am going to start shooting RAW + JPEG and have my Grandson help me to learn the Post Processing of my RAW images. Will I still be able to view and download my JEPG images for friends and family to view.??
Interesting I am red/green color blind as well. The only time it is an issue is when I post process and my wife says the colors are terrible...so I use auto color most of the time.
I use JPEG. Not sure of the advantage of RAW. How would you decide which image to post process RAW or JPEG? I use photoshop essentials and get pretty good results with JPEG only.... tell me the advantage of the JPEP + RAW
Thanks
Keith
May 13, 2019 15:19:30 #
The advantage of my using jpeg+ raw is that I have the same pictures on 2 separate cards, one in raw and 1 in jpeg. I guess I am not totally weaned off jpeg even though I have not looked at a jpeg in the last year. I now only use raw. I should probably just record raw on both cards so I have images on 2 cards just in case one goes bad.
May 13, 2019 15:59:22 #
I shot RAW + JPEG for about a year. Then about 19 years ago I switched to shooting RAW only. I found that I could do more improvements to my photographs shooting RAW and quit looking at my JPEG photos. Shooting manual most of the time today I need to very little adjustments to my photographs as I used my RAW photos to help me learn what I was doing wrong, usually it was a very minor adjustment on exposure. Today I make hardly any corrections. But the only advantage of shooting both is the amount of storage space needed. I use 32 MB cards and have never filled a complete card yet.
May 13, 2019 16:16:29 #
Silverman wrote:
I am a Hobbist in DSLR Photography, at the young a... (show quote)
Without being taken for belittling you, I think that perhaps becoming proficient in the art of composition using Auto or the range of pre-programed options on your camera may be a more realistic way forward. Post processing, beyond crop and straighten depends upon personal skill and decisions in hue and saturation of a full range of colours. Alternatively, 'as in the olden days' perhaps you could 'buddy up' with a friend who could PP for you. Or, explore monochrome. Monochrome is becoming a major player once again.
May 13, 2019 16:54:13 #
Silverman - I think there is merit in the suggestion by rmalarz and G Brown that you try black & white or other monochrome. It depends on what kind of images you like to record, but if you consider the total universe of pictures taken, I think many look just as good if not better in monochrome (my humble opinion; not everyone agrees!)
My early picture-taking (with film) was almost all black & white. When I went to digital it was all color. But lately I've taken an interest in monochrome again. I save both RAW and JPEG. I have the camera set to record the JPEGs as monochrome. That gives me a preview of what the image would look like in monochrome. When processing the RAW file, depending on the subject, I can go either color or monochrome. I'm fairly new to RAW, so I have a lot to learn. Setting the camera JPEGs to monochrome helps me decide on the processing approach.
Good luck in your photographic journey and happy shooting!
My early picture-taking (with film) was almost all black & white. When I went to digital it was all color. But lately I've taken an interest in monochrome again. I save both RAW and JPEG. I have the camera set to record the JPEGs as monochrome. That gives me a preview of what the image would look like in monochrome. When processing the RAW file, depending on the subject, I can go either color or monochrome. I'm fairly new to RAW, so I have a lot to learn. Setting the camera JPEGs to monochrome helps me decide on the processing approach.
Good luck in your photographic journey and happy shooting!
May 13, 2019 17:09:46 #
Silverman wrote:
I have been shooting JPEG for a few years now, mainly because I do not understand the Post Processing of RAW images. I am going to start shooting RAW + JPEG and have my Grandson help me to learn the Post Processing of my RAW images. Will I still be able to view and download my JEPG images for friends and family to view.??
I shoot in RAW + JPEG and upload the JPEG files to my computer hard drive and my RAW files to an external hard drive through my computer. When I have a particularly nice photo that I wish to print for display, I post-process that RAW file to get the most out of it. It is particularly helpful to me to have two memory cards in my camera, one for RAW and one for JPEG files. That makes to upload very easy. The card for RAW files is one of the new fast cards.
May 13, 2019 17:15:25 #
ecurb1105 wrote:
Yes your JPEGs will be there for you to use. Also, as your color vision is not ordinary, try balancing your images to your vision. You may create with an entirely diffrent color palette, maybe something like the old Ektachrome Infrared film. Or BW as someone mentioned. Did you know Ansel Adams was colorblind?
Play with your images, electrons are free !
Play with your images, electrons are free !
Thanks for your encouraging comment, WOW I did not know Ansel Adams was Color Blind.
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