Where Did I Go Wrong?
Jan 13, 2022 23:48:27 #
pdsilen wrote:
I recently did a very big photo shoot. The customer required a wide angle lens, 16-50mm and RAW images. I was told that they would do the editing. So, I programmed my crop sensor camera to shoot in RAW format. When I returned home from the shoot I transferred my photos to MS Photos only to find that they all came out in JPG. And how can I prevent this from happening again? Your feedback would be very much appreciated.
You went wrong when accepting a job for a client who intended to do your job for you, meaning the editing. That is just not business like. The only thing we sell to clients is the final product.
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If I were somehow in your shoes, I would edit images to deliverable quality and I’d output them as huge tiffs for delivery.
That way your images are of respectable quality and the tiff files would hopefully be huge enough to strangle the client’s computer were they to attempt any further image editing.
Jan 14, 2022 07:36:58 #
photoman022 wrote:
something about this post let off a bit of an odor... (show quote)
I disagree. I think you misunderestimate just how dense he may be.
Jan 14, 2022 07:55:48 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
I disagree. I think you misunderestimate just how dense he may be.
You just can’t fix stoopid.
Jan 14, 2022 08:06:37 #
I turn my Raw recording on and off a lot depending on what I'm shooting. If I'm remembering right I have to take 2 seperate steps to do so. And I always take a test shot to confirm those settings.
Jan 14, 2022 08:49:23 #
HLP
Loc: Auburn Hills ,Michigan
Did you check to make sure you have the latest firmware for your camera? I would reset rhe camera for raw, take a photo, and check to see if it changes to jpg. If it does I would remove battery and then replace and test again. If same result I would contact rhe manufacturer or call B&H Photo in NYC and ask if they have a suggestion.
Jan 14, 2022 12:22:57 #
Threads like this reveal a "catch-22 situation on this forum.
I no longer bother telling inexperienced, ill-prepared, and unprofessional folks that it is ill-advised to undertake assignemtns that require the skills of a seasoned and knowledgable professional. Fact is, they do not listen! Many of these people don't think to post their questions or concerns BEFORE they take on the job, but instead, mess up the job and then ask what happened and how they can avoid a recurrence of whatever debacle they encountered.
If I deced to contribute to these kinds of threads, I don't tell the OP that he or she had no business undertaking whatever job it is or was because there will be enough admonishment and discouragement supplied by others and I have to admit they are 100% right. All I can do is supply the technical informal or remedies, if any, and move on.
The problem is that PROFESSIONAL photography, in most jurisdictions in North America and most other countries is not a LICENSED profession with any kind of standards. required a level of education, experience, apprenticeship, or training. There are folks operating businesses purporting to be professional but sorely lacking in skills. An experienced amateur may do better work. There are great professionals as well. There are amateurs and hobbyists that do exhibit a great deal of naivety in their questions and their work and there are clients who are just as naive as to think thnk that anyone with a decent camera is a professional or is capable of high-quality work. You put the two parties together and you have a disaster. Fortunately, there are no issues of health, safety, or complex legal entanglements, except for the photograher who may end up on the business end of a serious lawsuit for non-performance and the resultant damages.
I am not suggesting that everyone that wants to enter the profession on a full or part-time basis needs to have high-level degrees in fine art or technology. Self-education is a feasible solution, however, it can be a long and rockier road. There are many professionally-oriented schools with residential and correspondence courses. There are professional associations whi offer many educational workshops and seminars. There is a plethora of research material to study. If someone is resoursful enough, they can find a mentor in the professional field and somehow apprentice thems to that photograher. This is something to be said about on-the-job training.
Another problem! Many folks turn to this and other forums in many other areas besides photography, as an information resource. The validity of the in for the get can be every "spot-on" or entirely bogus. They will be exposed to real facts and misinformation and misinformation, sincere advice, and pure snark. The will read ongoing as the kids used uses to say "flame-wars". I use that term because it often is adults acting in an immature manner. The inquiring party may eventually find a valid answer bet they will need to sort it out of all the interference. I think of it as lie picking strawberries- strawberries are a lovely sweet fruit but you got to dig through a lot of dirt and horse manure to get at them. So, I would rather buy them at the produce store, the farmstands or the farmer's markets.
This is a good forum with lots of good people. There are many regular who are always helpful and are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. Not everyone, among the sincere participants, approaches photography the same way. Some are real int gear, others are into artistry, some do both, but it's all good because there is a good and comprehensive pool of information do the novices or under-informed can read a cross-section of approaches on any given question.
As for the folks who ask questions or ask for critiques or solutions and garner some bad reviews or unadulterated straight answers that might hurt. Sometimes it pays off to take the attitude of "no pain- no gain" or you can get angry with the messenger of the bad news, or simply, take it in stride as a lesson and use it to your benefit.
I no longer bother telling inexperienced, ill-prepared, and unprofessional folks that it is ill-advised to undertake assignemtns that require the skills of a seasoned and knowledgable professional. Fact is, they do not listen! Many of these people don't think to post their questions or concerns BEFORE they take on the job, but instead, mess up the job and then ask what happened and how they can avoid a recurrence of whatever debacle they encountered.
If I deced to contribute to these kinds of threads, I don't tell the OP that he or she had no business undertaking whatever job it is or was because there will be enough admonishment and discouragement supplied by others and I have to admit they are 100% right. All I can do is supply the technical informal or remedies, if any, and move on.
The problem is that PROFESSIONAL photography, in most jurisdictions in North America and most other countries is not a LICENSED profession with any kind of standards. required a level of education, experience, apprenticeship, or training. There are folks operating businesses purporting to be professional but sorely lacking in skills. An experienced amateur may do better work. There are great professionals as well. There are amateurs and hobbyists that do exhibit a great deal of naivety in their questions and their work and there are clients who are just as naive as to think thnk that anyone with a decent camera is a professional or is capable of high-quality work. You put the two parties together and you have a disaster. Fortunately, there are no issues of health, safety, or complex legal entanglements, except for the photograher who may end up on the business end of a serious lawsuit for non-performance and the resultant damages.
I am not suggesting that everyone that wants to enter the profession on a full or part-time basis needs to have high-level degrees in fine art or technology. Self-education is a feasible solution, however, it can be a long and rockier road. There are many professionally-oriented schools with residential and correspondence courses. There are professional associations whi offer many educational workshops and seminars. There is a plethora of research material to study. If someone is resoursful enough, they can find a mentor in the professional field and somehow apprentice thems to that photograher. This is something to be said about on-the-job training.
Another problem! Many folks turn to this and other forums in many other areas besides photography, as an information resource. The validity of the in for the get can be every "spot-on" or entirely bogus. They will be exposed to real facts and misinformation and misinformation, sincere advice, and pure snark. The will read ongoing as the kids used uses to say "flame-wars". I use that term because it often is adults acting in an immature manner. The inquiring party may eventually find a valid answer bet they will need to sort it out of all the interference. I think of it as lie picking strawberries- strawberries are a lovely sweet fruit but you got to dig through a lot of dirt and horse manure to get at them. So, I would rather buy them at the produce store, the farmstands or the farmer's markets.
This is a good forum with lots of good people. There are many regular who are always helpful and are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. Not everyone, among the sincere participants, approaches photography the same way. Some are real int gear, others are into artistry, some do both, but it's all good because there is a good and comprehensive pool of information do the novices or under-informed can read a cross-section of approaches on any given question.
As for the folks who ask questions or ask for critiques or solutions and garner some bad reviews or unadulterated straight answers that might hurt. Sometimes it pays off to take the attitude of "no pain- no gain" or you can get angry with the messenger of the bad news, or simply, take it in stride as a lesson and use it to your benefit.
Feb 4, 2022 16:03:48 #
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