All the talk about raw vs jpg ...
Mar 28, 2018 21:00:31 #
Mar 28, 2018 21:14:41 #
djclow wrote:
Can you post process on JPEG images like on RAW?
Yes, but the range is limited. I see people write all the time that you can't post process JPGs which is pure BS.
Open a JPG in any photo processing software be it Gimp {free}, Elements, PSP, PhotoShop, etc., and you will find all sorts of controls the make the image over however you like most of the time. I save RAW and JPG for those few times that I can't.
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Mar 29, 2018 07:26:24 #
Mar 29, 2018 07:32:01 #
I shoot in JPG 99% of the time. I'm not a professional and don't want to be. If i know i would want to enlarge the image i will shoot in RAW. RAW takes up a lot of disc space.
Mar 29, 2018 08:26:25 #
"Looks good, Bill... I must be the only one still shooting in jpg, since I know nothing about raw..."
You are not the only one shooting JPEG files, there are many photographers like you and I happen to be one of them. I have repeatedly said that I shoot both files depending on the subject. RAW files uses all the data from the sensor, all the data captured. When you look at the RAW file it is dull, depending on the editor. I regret Nikon discontinued Capture NX2 because I NEVER could find a better editor than that for my RAW files. I lost it when I switched to Windows 10. I am now using Affinity Photo but it is not the same. To bring the best of that RAW file it is necessary to use an editor that will extract all the information in the file and to me nothing was better than Capture NX for my NEF files.
The advantage of a JPEG is that after the intervention by the firmware of the camera you see the corrected image, in the majority of the cases a well processed, colorful image with the WB you selected prior to shooting. I do not have any issues changing the color temperature of my JPEG files but I will not talk about that here. I always try to start with the right WB.
The RAW file has more information because the file is raw data from the sensor. It will loose information as the image is converted to JPEG.
Do not feel bad because you are shooting JPEG. Modern JPEG are of excellent quality.
You are not the only one shooting JPEG files, there are many photographers like you and I happen to be one of them. I have repeatedly said that I shoot both files depending on the subject. RAW files uses all the data from the sensor, all the data captured. When you look at the RAW file it is dull, depending on the editor. I regret Nikon discontinued Capture NX2 because I NEVER could find a better editor than that for my RAW files. I lost it when I switched to Windows 10. I am now using Affinity Photo but it is not the same. To bring the best of that RAW file it is necessary to use an editor that will extract all the information in the file and to me nothing was better than Capture NX for my NEF files.
The advantage of a JPEG is that after the intervention by the firmware of the camera you see the corrected image, in the majority of the cases a well processed, colorful image with the WB you selected prior to shooting. I do not have any issues changing the color temperature of my JPEG files but I will not talk about that here. I always try to start with the right WB.
The RAW file has more information because the file is raw data from the sensor. It will loose information as the image is converted to JPEG.
Do not feel bad because you are shooting JPEG. Modern JPEG are of excellent quality.
Mar 29, 2018 09:58:22 #
Mar 29, 2018 12:53:22 #
Bill_de wrote:
prompted me to go back and process an old raw file.
Well done and for me I now just shoot Jpeg....Rich
Mar 29, 2018 13:14:12 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
Nicely done...great clarity. And the bird is talking to you!
Mar 29, 2018 13:22:28 #
Thanks to all of you who commented.
JPG or RAW is a personal choice, that's why we have both. Here on UHH I see as many good shots from those who say they shoot JPG as those who shoot RAW. RAW can certainly be a useful tool. But it won't help make anyone a better photographer, just possibly a better post processor.
Happy Shooting Everybody.
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JPG or RAW is a personal choice, that's why we have both. Here on UHH I see as many good shots from those who say they shoot JPG as those who shoot RAW. RAW can certainly be a useful tool. But it won't help make anyone a better photographer, just possibly a better post processor.
Happy Shooting Everybody.
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Mar 29, 2018 14:48:13 #
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Mar 29, 2018 21:25:09 #
Mar 29, 2018 21:40:21 #
Sylvia, Mike, Bernie - thanks very much for commenting.
Bernie, it is a juvenile Eastern Blue Bird, or so I've been told.
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Bernie, it is a juvenile Eastern Blue Bird, or so I've been told.
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Mar 30, 2018 01:21:23 #
Mar 30, 2018 01:39:05 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
Angela, there are at least two of us shooting jpeg - you and me!! I’m just fine with it.
More than just two! I've tried both, and found no discernable difference between images shot in RAW and those shot in JPEG. I shoot only JPEG anymore.
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